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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... actor named 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 ...
... actor appearing in a type of film unsuitable for children and often unfit for adults. After winning immediate fame in Dracula (1931), he went on to become a famous horror film star. For someone who had been a matinee idol during certain ...
... actor. True, he did not manage his career very well, but on the other hand he was far better off than many actors of his age and background. Although the role of Dracula may have doomed him, it also gave him a longer career than many of ...
... actor second. He would not have been pleased with this judgment and would counter, “Well, they never gave me a ... acting abilities as for their screen personas. Audiences like their favorite actors in “typical” roles, Bogart had ...
... actor's name and emphasized his presence whenever they could. In Murders in the Rue Morgue, for example, Sidney Fox got top billing in the credits, but it was Lugosi's name that appeared on the theater marquees. This practice was used ...
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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 |