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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... death touch chords that still prove disturbing. These final sad years prompted me even more to renew the vow I had made as a youth, to “do right by him” and give him the tribute he so rightfully deserved. Lugosi, however, was by no ...
... death of Lon Chaney and the incredible success of Dracula, Lugosi became Hollywood's number-one horror man, a rank he maintained from February to December 1931, from the release of Dracula to that of Frankenstein. This short reign ...
... death. Still, as Dracula standing before his coffin or as a scientist with test tube in hand, he had the glory and the pain of venturing beyond God's domain. After Lugosi's death, this Hollywood has-been should have faded further into ...
... death, so if his relations with his father had been strained, the man's death would have lessened his need to escape, not heightened it. What actually happened during his teenage years is now lost to time, but his 1941 account seems ...
... death and others were imprisoned. In 1930, Lugosi recalled these events: “I decided to go away from that place. I had no desire to attend” what he called “a necking party.” His statement sounds like a typical Lugosi exaggeration—would ...
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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 |