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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... Bela Lugosi absolutely fascinated me. During the following months, that theater showed many other Lugosi movies. Although I lived twenty-some miles out of the city, on Long Island, I was a rather feisty lad and ventured by myself via ...
The Life and Films of Bela Lugosi Arthur Lennig. In 1956, I began working on a doctorate in English and American literature at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. I joined its film society, which showed classics and provided ...
The Life and Films of Bela Lugosi Arthur Lennig. play himself. True, he is often Lugosi, but so is Barrymore still Barrymore, Gable still Gable, and Bogart still Bogart. One can modify roles, but the basic personality remains, as do most ...
The Life and Films of Bela Lugosi Arthur Lennig. His cause is just, he feels, and audiences instinctively sympathize with his twisted plans. Lugosi was not the only mad scientist. Colin Clive, Ernest Thesiger, Lionel Atwill, Peter Lorre ...
The Life and Films of Bela Lugosi Arthur Lennig. Why dream of being the captain of the football team when with a ... Lugosi's directors show an authorial hand, like Edgar Ulmer, generally the pictures in which Lugosi had a leading part ...
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15 | |
53 | |
75 | |
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 |