This may not have any int'l recognition and probably not even widely known in the US but from the time I was a little girl until High School there was a tv show on Friday nights called Nightmare Theater hosted by Sammy Terry. EVERYONE that grew up in my neck of the woods worshiped this guy. My husband even had a full size poster of him when we met, 10 years after Sammy had retired. A co-worker that knew of Freds obsession and when Mr Carter (real name) came into to our restaurant for dinner one night she got an autograph. I helped her frame and mount it and I think Fred almost cried when she gave it to him for a Christmas gift.
He had it on his bedside table for 3 years. NO pics of me or the kid, just Sammy. I eventually was able to get it moved to the wall.