Count Gore de Vol
Appearance
Count Gore de Vol | |
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![]() Dick Dyszel in his "Count Gore de Vol" alter ego | |
Nationality | American |
Other names | Dick Dyszel |
Occupation(s) | Television personality, interviewer |
Website | Website of Dick Dyszel and Count Gore de VolWebsite |
Count Gore de Volis a televisionhorror hostwho originally appeared onWashington, D.C.'sWDCAfrom 1973 to 1987.[1]Originally named M.T. Graves and played by announcerDick Dyszel,the character first appeared on the WDCA version of theBozo the Clownprogram. When the character got a positive reaction, he was given his own program, calledCreature Feature.The choice of Gore de Vol as the character's name was either a pun involving the name of acerbic authorGore Vidalor the name of a prominent Washington, D.C. funeral home, "de Vol". Gore de Vol became the Washington/Baltimore area's longest-running horror host, broadcast every Saturday night on WDCA from March 1973 to May 1987.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Watson, Elena M. (2000).Television Horror Movie Hosts: 68 Vampires, Mad Scientists and Other Denizens of the Late Night Airwaves Examined and Interviewed.Jefferson, North Carolina, United States: McFarland & Company.ISBN0-7864-0940-1.Archived fromthe originalon September 28, 2007.RetrievedAugust 1,2007.
- ^"For Virgins Only".Creature Feature The Weekly Web Program.Archived fromthe originalon December 20, 2011.RetrievedDecember 15,2011.
External links
[edit]- Virginia CreepersDocumentary film site dedicated to 50 years of horror hosting in Virginia
- Interview with Dick Dyszel where he talks about Count Gore de Vol, including his beginnings as "M.T. Graves."
- Official website of The Spooky Movie Film Festival- Washington, D.C.'s International Horror Film Festival
- The Horror Host Underground- Count Gore's listing.