Robert ‘Count Yorga’ Quarry needs your help!
Apr 16th, 2008 by Bryan White
To analogize vampires: What Christopher Lee was to Hammer Films, Robert Quarry was to American International Pictures. As Count Yorga, he gives Lee a good run for his money as the aristocratic ghoul so that’s why the news I bring to you is such a huge bummer.
It would seem that Mr. Quarry fell in with a scumbag of a fan who took the time to get close to the star and then took every opportunity to manipulate and rob him. Icons of Fright brought the news down and wisely left out the name of the scumbag in question. Here are the details from Icons:
I refer to the VULTURE. The LEECH. The lonely, miserable “never was” who starts off as a fan, gets close to the aging celebrity, then, thru manipulation and bullying, makes the celebrity feel as if they would be helpless without them. Much like a battered wife or child, the celebrity feels afraid to speak up; fearful that this vulture is their only way to get to the doctor, the store etc… Often, the Vulture gains access to the celebrity’s bank account, passing themselves off as an “assistant” or “manager”. We are not talking about gold digging, but nickel and dime digging- stealing the dollars and postage stamps that fans send to have their items autographed and returned; taking valuable memorabilia under the guise of selling it on e-bay for the celebrity only to lie about the profits and horde them for themselves; or worse, actually charging the helpless celebrity for their time, their rides to the doctor; their assistance in moving. This devil, this leech, does its best to put a wedge between the celebrity and his or her true friends, doing their best to keep the lid on their crimes.
This past weekend, in the case of Robert, the lid was taken off, and Robert now has full access and full awareness of his true friends. And there are legion.
Thankfully, it looks like Robert is fine but there’s a problem. He has nothing and at 82 years old, that really fucking sucks. So here’s what Icons of Fright director Tim Sullivan (2001 Maniacs, Driftwood) has done. He has set up gift registries at Target and Amazon. If you have the duckets to spare and feel like doing a nice thing for someone. Please help Mr. Quarry.
CLICK HERE TO SHOP AT TARGET FOR COUNT YORGA
CLICK HERE TO SHOP AT AMAZON FOR COUNT YORGA
If you can’t, you can at least spare a few minutes to write a letter.
ROBERT QUARRY
C/O NEW REBELLION ENTERTAINMENT
1366 ½ RIVIERA AVENUE
VENICE, CA 90291
No one should have to go through this, so show a little support. You never know when it’ll come back around to you.
Thanks for spreading the news, but we can’t take all the credit. Director Tim Sullivan (2001 Maniacs, Driftwood) set up the gift registries and is doing all the legwork for this effort. Tim’s got a huge heart, a real standout guy! Thank you so much for reposting!
Anything we can do to help. We’re big fans of AIP over here and the news came to us as a shock. If we can circulate the news even further out, we’ll go for it.
I made the correction to the article, too. We’re all about giving proper credit here. I probably should have read that article a little closer. Thanks for coming by, Mike.