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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... Browning, a director for MGM, undoubtedly saw one of Lugosi's performances in Dracula. Born in 1882 in Louisville, Kentucky, where he was educated, Browning left at the age of sixteen to play in vaudeville—he became involved in a ...
... Browning felt that Boyd had no charisma, and preferred a serious rather than comic portrayal. As Browning explained in the film's press book, the character would be more intriguing if he were “dominant and dangerous.” Because Browning ...
... Browning's Dracula. It was released in October 1929, in both silent and talking versions, and was reviewed favorably. The New York Times referred to Lugosi as the “famous Hungarian actor and creator of the stage role of Dracula ...
... Browning returned to America in November, he was at loose ends and finally signed with Universal, a far less prestigious studio with few good actors and far less money at its disposal. While shooting The Thirteenth Chair, Lugosi ...
... Browning was to expire in August. Browning, a master of the macabre known as Hollywood's Poe, had directed many of Lon Chaney's films, but MGM believed that their success was due more to the actor than to the highly paid director, whose ...
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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 |