SIR GRAVES GHASTLY PRESENTS

LAWSON J. DEMING - "SIR GRAVES GHASTLY"

"Sir Graves Ghastly Presents" was screen on WJBK, Channel 2 (Detroit, Michigan) on Friday nights at 11:30 p.m. and Saturday afternoons from 2:30pm-5:00pm (1967 - April 1983); on WUAB-TV, Channel 43 (Cleveland, Ohio) on Saturday afternoons (just before or after "Super Host") during the early 1970's and on WTOP, Channel 9 (now defunct) (Washington, D.C.) on Fridays at 11:30pm and Saturday afternoons. Lawson J. Deming was born on 23 April 1913 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He began his career in radio in the early 1930s. He best known as "Sir Graves Ghastly", horror host of the "Sir Graves Ghastly Presents" horror movie show. Deming acted as "Sir Graves Ghastly" on television between 1967 until 1983. He passed away on 24 April 2007 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Portrait of "Sir Graves Ghastly" by Dave Dunlap. Portrait of "Sir Graves Ghastly" by Bradley Beard. "Sir Graves Ghastly" - biography (taken from Bradley Beard's Facebook page)" "Turn out your lights... pull down the shade... draw the drapes...cuddle up in your favorite spot by the telly, for today's tale of terror! NEEYYAAAAAHAHAHAHA!" That laugh... that ghastly laugh! It can mean only one thing. Today I present horror host Sir Graves Ghastly. His show, simply titled Sir Graves Ghastly, ran from 1967 to 1982 on WJBK TV2 in Detroit, Michigan. The show was a collection of horrific skits and parodies; rich in supporting characters such as Baron Boogaloff, Reel McCoy, Tilly Trollhouse, The Glob, Baruba, Digger Deeper, and the ominous Voice of Doom. The show provided its audience with a weekly dose of humor in a jugular vein. Sadly Sir Graves hung up his cape and had his last laugh on November 6, 1982 when he hosted his final movie Corridors of Blood. He retired under his alias Lawson J. Deming. The memory of Sir Graves Ghastly lives on today... and will live on tomorrow. In 2011, Lawson Deming - "Sir Graves Ghastly" of "Sir Graves' Big Show", was inducted into "The Official Horror Host Hall of Fame". During the early 1970's, Deming also hosted "Count Alu Card" on WUAB-TV Channel 43 in Cleveland, Ohio. For further information on "Count Alu Card", click on the link below: The following is an opening for the show: "Sir Graves Ghastly" - opening from The Professor's Scary Clips on Vimeo.

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Internet Movie Data Base "Sir Graves Ghastly Presents"	Rotten Ink "Sir Graves Ghastly"	Internet Movie Data Base "Lawson J. Deming"
Facebook: Bradley Beard - Horror Host Artist "Sir Graves Ghastly"	E-gors Chamber of TV Horror Hosts "Sir Graves Ghastly Presents"	Find a Grave "Lawson J. Deming"
	Facebook: Dunlap Art "Horror Host Artwork"

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