Cassandra Peterson as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, on a network special in October 1988
Cassandra Peterson as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, on a network special in October 1988
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| Created / published | 1988 |
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| Notes | Cassandra Peterson as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, on a network special in October 1988. By then the horror host had escaped late-night local television entirely. Source: The Magical World of Disney (NBC TV special), October 9, 1988. Shown: Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, aka Cassandra Peterson. © NBC. NBC/Photofest. |
| Subjects | Figure 6.3 in Hollywood Halloween Horrors |
| Reference | Fig 6.3 F0603a Elvira_Magical_World_of_Disney_1988 |
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