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You can thank Elvis for Elvira, Cassandra Peterson says
Cassandra Peterson credits Elvis Presley for urging her career change that led to Elvira, now an icon with over 40 years of influence and a new cookbook for fans.
- The cookbook release, 'Elvira’s Cookbook from Hell', features spooky recipes and crafts, fulfilling Peterson's long-standing wish, as she recalls her 2021 memoir marking a milestone.
- Elvis Presley told Cassandra Peterson she had a nice voice and could become a singer, which she credits as changing her career path and describing as `He absolutely changed my life, 100%.`
- Her Elvira persona developed after Peterson left showgirl work when a local television station in Los Angeles hired her as a horror host, expanding into television and feature films with a signature look lasting over four decades.
- Publishers initially rejected Peterson’s cookbook as another Halloween book, citing market crowding, but Peterson stayed involved and a fabulous team helped finish it.
- Now Peterson rarely inhabits Elvira and regrets the uncomfortable costume, while her 2021 memoir and cookbook erode anonymity and boost recognition balancing her dual identity.
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You can thank Elvis for Elvira, Cassandra Peterson says
Cassandra Peterson has entertained fans as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, for over four decades. She developed the character in the 1980s after leaving her showgirl career, partly due to advice from Elvis Presley.
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