Cassandra Peterson has been a favorite
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She portrayed a fictional vampire named Elvira, Mistress of the Dark and did a slew of B movie intros in her magnificant black goth outfit ...
Yes Elvira's Movie Macabre was a favorite diversion in my days of ridiculous lectures and writing on a white board all day.
She was born in Manhattan, Kansas of all places on September 17, 1951 — but is a product of a Colorado Springs, Colorado raising.
Her career began at age 17 billed as the youngest showgirl in Vive Les Girls" at the Dunes Hotel in Las Vegas. She got career advise from Elvis Presley and took it from there. Cassandra Peterson has spent over three decades as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark and she is now quite the cult icon of the macabre in a very funny vein.
Today is the lovely lady's birthday. Happy birthday and many more.