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...ectoplasmic ex-wife. Charles Condomine (Robert Bouffier) is a writer researching the occult for his next novel. Together with his second wife, Ruth (Sheila Ferrini), he summons the delightfully eccentric medium Madam Arcati (Mara Clark) to perform a seance in his home. Through some mysterious circumstances, his first wife Elvira (Dee Nelson) appears--and refuses to leave. One disaster after another ensues as Elvira and Ruth fight it out for their husband--fertile ground for Coward to flex his comic muscle...

Author: By Judy P. Tsai and Bonnie Tsui, S | Title: The Dead Arise and Wit Ensues | 2/27/1997 | See Source »

BORN: Feb. 14, 1929, Walsenburg, Colo. EDUCATION: Los Angeles Trade-Technical College, 1959 FAMILY: Wife, Elvira Yorba; five children RELIGION: Roman Catholic MILITARY: Marines, 1947-50 OCCUPATION: Upholstery-company owner POLITICAL CAREER: Monterey Park mayor, 1974-75; California Assembly, 1981-82; U.S. House, 1982- ADDRESS: P.O. Box 732, Alhambra...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A GUIDE TO THE CONGRESSIONAL RACES: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | 11/4/1996 | See Source »

...revitalized Latinas Unidas, a Latino women's group, is training its members to volunteer at a battered women's shelter in Boston. Study breaks and discussions are also on the agenda, said co-chair Elvira M. Villasuerte...

Author: By Shirin Sinnar, | Title: Women's Groups Healthy But More Low-Key | 10/7/1994 | See Source »

Nevertheless, Emma, a fiddler for a semi-hot Chicago band called The Drovers, can be quite interesting. With her long black hair crimped and an awful "alternative" wardrobe, she is at times strangely reminiscent of Elvira. Stowe enhances Emma's powerful presence with a guttural voice and gunshot laugh and does a creditable job of charting Emma's emotional development as she regains her sight. Previous to her surgery, Emma, having created an imaginary world in her head, is happy and trusting. Once she is able to see, however, the real world proves to be a letdown, and her humor...

Author: By Katherine C. Raff, | Title: Flirting, Fucking, Fight | 2/24/1994 | See Source »

Sean talked about how he had interviewed Elvira: "So I interviewed her for the school paper--it was a reunion, and I asked her if she had implants...

Author: By John B. Trainer, | Title: When Baseball Just Isn't Enough | 10/14/1993 | See Source »

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