The original creator of the Wax Museum has inspired more than a few monster movies over the years, the most prominent being Lionel Atwill's MYSTERY OF THE WAX MUSEUM (1933) and Vincent Price's HOUSE OF WAX (1953).
Madame Tussaud at age 42. |
Madame Tussaud's, London. |
Poster, 1935 |
Execution of Charles Peace by William Marwood, 1879. |
The offending "victims on a stick" exhibit . |
Following is an article that appeared in the September/October issue of NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC HISTORY, which provides further insight of this amazing woman and her artistic accomplishments.
And here is a feature on MYSTERY OF THE WAX MUSEUM in FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND #113 (Jan. 1975):
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