ED WOOD
Ed Wood (October 10, 1924 – December 10, 1978) was an American filmmaker, actor, writer, producer, and director. In the 1950s, Wood made a number of low-budget films in the science fiction, comedy, and horror genres, intercutting stock footage. In the 1960s and 1970s, he made sexploitation movies and wrote over 80 pulp crime, horror and sex novels. Wood's career and camp approach has earned him and his films a cult following. Director Tim Burton's biopic of Wood's life, Ed Wood (1994), was a critically acclaimed film starring Johnny Depp as Wood that earned two Academy Awards. (More from Wikipedia)
One student came up with the name, the Holy Ghost Reception Committee #9 – the numeral I figure came from the Ed Wood cult classic horror film Plan 9 from Outer Space, but I'm just guessing. (Their first album predates The Beatles – the so-called White Album – that included the avant garde track "Revolution 9", so that wasn't it).
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