John Cabell "Bunny" Breckinridge (August 6, 1903 â€" November 5, 1996)
was an American actor and drag queen, best known for his role as "The
Ruler" in Ed Wood's film Plan 9 from Outer Space, his only film
appearance.Breckinridge was born in Paris, France to Adelaide Murphy
and John Cabell Breckinridge Sr. (1879â€"1914), a wealthy Californian
family. He was the great-great-great-grandchild of U.S. Attorney
General John Breckinridge (and the great-grandchild of both U.S. Vice
President and Confederate general John C. Breckinridge and Wells Fargo
Bank founder Lloyd Tevis). He spent time at Eton College and Oxford
University in England.In 1958, Breckinridge agreed to play the role of
an alien leader in the film Graverobbers from Outer Space (later
retitled Plan 9 from Outer Space), directed by his friend, Ed Wood.
Wood and Breckinridge were introduced to one another by their mutual
friend Paul Marco, who played Kelton the Cop in three Wood
films.Breckinridge and Marco were living together in the latter's
modest home at the time, despite the fact that he was a struggling
B-movie actor and Breckinridge was an independently wealthy socialite.
David Demering, who played the airplane co-pilot in the film, also
lived with them.
was an American actor and drag queen, best known for his role as "The
Ruler" in Ed Wood's film Plan 9 from Outer Space, his only film
appearance.Breckinridge was born in Paris, France to Adelaide Murphy
and John Cabell Breckinridge Sr. (1879â€"1914), a wealthy Californian
family. He was the great-great-great-grandchild of U.S. Attorney
General John Breckinridge (and the great-grandchild of both U.S. Vice
President and Confederate general John C. Breckinridge and Wells Fargo
Bank founder Lloyd Tevis). He spent time at Eton College and Oxford
University in England.In 1958, Breckinridge agreed to play the role of
an alien leader in the film Graverobbers from Outer Space (later
retitled Plan 9 from Outer Space), directed by his friend, Ed Wood.
Wood and Breckinridge were introduced to one another by their mutual
friend Paul Marco, who played Kelton the Cop in three Wood
films.Breckinridge and Marco were living together in the latter's
modest home at the time, despite the fact that he was a struggling
B-movie actor and Breckinridge was an independently wealthy socialite.
David Demering, who played the airplane co-pilot in the film, also
lived with them.
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