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Interesting Questions, Facts and Information
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Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
Wood, Ed
1978. Ed Wood passed away in 1978 from a heart attack.
What Actor played the role of Bela Lugosi in the 1994 film 'Ed Wood'? | Ed Wood
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Martin Landau. Martin Landau won an Academy Award for best supporting actor.
'Vampira' appeared in 'Plan 9 From Outer Space'. What is her real name?
| Ed Wood
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Maila Nurmi. 'Vampria' was the original Mistress of the Dark. And refused to speak in the movie.
Delores Fuller was another one of Wood's actors. Apart from appearing in Ed Wood's films what was she known for? | Ed Wood
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Song writing. Delores Fuller wrote songs for Elvis Presley and Peggy Lee. Fuller also managed Tanya Tucker.
'Bride of the Monster' featured Bela Lugosi as 'Dr. Vornoff'. What creature killed 'Dr. Vornoff'? | Ed Wood
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Octopus. A motorized rubber Octopus was stolen from another studio.It's motor wasn't.
What was the original Title for 'Plan 9 From Outer Space'?
| Ed Wood
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' Grave Robbers from Outer Space'. The original title 'Grave Robbers from Outer Space' had to be changed because a Baptist church group funded it.
Criswell was another one of Ed Wood's stars. What was he known for?
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Making predictions. Charles Jeron Criswell, better known as 'Criswell' wrote books predicting the future. Some came true. Thankfully his prediction that the world would end on August 18,1999 did not.
Tor Johnson appeared regularly in Ed Wood's movies. What did Tor Johnson do before acting?
| Ed Wood
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A Wrestler. In the 1994 film 'Ed Wood' the role of Tor Johnson was played by George 'The Animal' Steel, who was also a wrestler.
What horror movie star made his last appearance in 'Plan 9 From Outer Space'?
| Ed Wood
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Bela Lugosi. Lugosi died before the filming was completed. A family doctor took over his role.
What was Ed Wood's first movie? | Ed Wood
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Glen or Glenda. 'Glen Or Glenda was made in 1953. and was released under titles such as 'I Changed My Sex', and 'I led Two Lives'.
Valda Hansen. This was Valda Hansen's only appearence for Ed Wood. She played the not so ghostly assistant of Dr.Acula in the 1958 film "Night of the Ghouls", which previewed as "Revenge of the Dead".
Dr. Acula. Keene Duncan was a long time regular in Ed Wood's films, and starred as "Dr. Acula" a "medium" who conducts cheesy seances.
Newspaper reporters. They both played newspaper reporters. King writes articles about the strange happenings at Lake March, then eventually ends up getting abducted by Dr. Vornoff's assistant, Lobo.
The Monster of the Marshes. "Bride of the Monster" was filmed as "Bride of the Atom", but was original written as "The Monster of the Marshes". Ed Wood gave Alex Gordon co-screenplay credit for giving him the idea of setting the movie in a swamp. This probably explains why it was titled "The Monster of the Marshes".
Loretta King. According to the 1994 movie, "Ed Wood", Loretta King got the leading female role from Delores Fuller, because she (King) was alleged to have invested in the movie. In the book "Nightmare of Ecstasy", King says that this was not true. Whatever the case may be, this would be Delores Fuller's last picture for Ed Wood.
Kelton the cop. Paul Marco played the bumbling "Kelton the Cop" in three of Ed Wood's movies, "Bride of the Monster" (1955), and "Night of the Ghouls" (1958), "Plan 9 from Outer Space" (1959).
Lobo. Tor Johnson appeared as the mute, overpowering, and sometimes clumsy monster Lobo in Ed Wood's "Bride of the Monster" (1955), and again in Wood's "Night of the Ghouls" (1958). Johnson also played the role of Lobo in a (1957) movie called "The Unearthing".
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