The Immortal Count: The Life and Films of Bela LugosiUniversity Press of Kentucky, 2013 M07 24 - 560 páginas Bela Lugosi won immediate fame for his portrayal of the immortal count in the 1931 film Dracula. After a decade of trying vainly to broaden his range and secure parts to challenge his acting abilities, Lugosi resigned himself to a career as the world's most recognizable vampire. His last years were spent as a forgotten and rather tragic figure. When he died in 1956, Lugosi could not have known that vindication of his talent would come—his face would adorn theaters, his image would appear on greeting cards and postage stamps, his film memorabilia would sell for more than he earned in his entire career, and his Hungarian accent would be instantly recognized by millions of people. Martin Landau's Oscar-winning role as Lugosi in the 1994 film Ed Wood added an ironic twist to a career that had ended in oblivion. In 1974, devoted Lugosi fan Arthur Lennig published a highly regarded biography of the unsung actor. More than twice the length of the original and completely rewritten, The Immortal Count provides deeper insights into Lugosi's films and personality. Drawing upon personal interviews, studio memos, shooting scripts, research in Romania and Hungary, and his own recollections, Lennig has written the definitive account of Lugosi's tragic life. |
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... Angeles Times in his awkward English, “Only one thing I fear—that after I play this Dracula some more, I become too like him in myself.” In 1930 he elaborated on the role's effect: After I had been in the play for a month, I began to ...
... Angeles. Always excited to see Broadway shows, the local press interviewed this singular Hungarian actor. He mentioned an event that must have occurred in the interval between the closing of Dracula in New York and the opening in Los ...
... Angeles presentation of Dracula in July 1928 was so striking that it prompted a writer from the local newspaper to pose the rhetorical question, “Could the motion picture, with the advantage of a broaderscope by the camera, out thrill ...
... Angeles and moved up to San Francisco, where the play opened on August 20, 1928, to rave reviews. After a three-week run there, it played in Oakland from September 9 to 15. Interviewed in a San Francisco newspaper, Lugosi said, “I like ...
... Angeles, where he continued his affair with Clara Bow. Apparently his appearance in Dracula, according to Variety, had drawn the attention of some executives at Fox studios, which led to his appearance as a heavy in The Veiled Woman ...
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PHOTOGRAPHS | 103 |
5 DRACULATHE FILM | 103 |
6 FAME | 133 |
7 THE PEAK | 183 |
9 THE WAR YEARS | 283 |
10 THE DECLINE | 349 |
11 THE FINAL YEARS | 415 |
EPILOGUE | 53 |
FILMOGRAPHY | 67 |
LUGOSIS EARNINGS | 91 |
NOTES | 93 |
INDEX | 127 |