Maila Nurmi died January 10, and I missed it. The notices of her death are split in their estimation of her age: some say 85*; some say 86**. They all agree that she died in 2008, but some say she was born in 1922, others say 1923. So what do the reference books say?
Biography Index. A cumulative index to biographical material in books and magazines. Volume 12: September, 1979-August 1921
Film Index International 1921
Internet Movie Database 1921
Wikipedia 1922
* Chicago Tribune, 1/20; Grand Rapid Press, 1/20
** Variety, 1/21; Boston Globe Blog Report 1/23
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Here in Southern California we never heard of Vampira. We had Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. She was a hoot.
I wonder how Elvira compared to the original.
Maybe somebody will rerun her show to honor her memory
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