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Date Posted: 23:02:37 10/19/11 Wed
Author: Tim
Subject: Bela Lugosi (1882-1956) as Dracula

Born Bela Blasko on October 20, 1882 in Lugos, Hungary (now Romania). He eventually took the name Lugosi from the name of his hometown.

He first appeared in Hungarian films in 1917, and made his way to the United States in 1920. His first American film role was in The Silent Command (1923), starring Edmund Lowe.

Lugosi portrayed Dracula on the stage beginning in 1927 in the play written by Hamilton Deane and revised by John L. Balderston, based on the Bram Stoker novel.

In 1930 he was chosen to star in the Universal film production of Dracula, to be directed by Tod Browning. The picture opened in New York on February 12, 1931 and across the nation on February 14, 1931, Valentine's Day. It was a huge success.

Happy Birthday, Bela Lugosi.


Tim

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[> Re: Bela Lugosi (1882-1956) as Dracula -- Rick, 01:30:20 10/22/11 Sat [1]

He was a class act and no one could come close to his abilities. He was born to play those roles we recall so well today.






Rick


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[> [> Re: Bela Lugosi (1882-1956) as Dracula -- DAN, 09:10:23 10/22/11 Sat [1]

Yes, Bela Lugosi was a class act.

My paternal grandfather was a big fan of horror films. He saw many of the silent horror films in the theater. And he has seen almost all of Lugosi's sound films in the theater when they premiered.

My grandfather became a fan of Lugosi when he and my grandmother went to see the Broadway play, "Dracula" in 1927.

After seeing Lugosi in that play, he wanted to find out as much as he could about the actor.

My father also became intersted in horror and scifi films by hearing my grandfather talk about many of the films from the 20s, like "The Phantom of the Opera" with Lon Chaney. "Metropolis" etc.

In 1931 he took my father to see the film version of "Dracula" and after seeing that movie, my dad also became a big fan of Bela Lugosi.

And then after I finally got to see "Dracula" for the first time on Shock Theater, I became a big fan too.
I wanted to see every one of Lugosi's films, even the non-horror ones.

Today I have copies on VHS and DVD of every horror film Bela was in, plus most of his non-horrors.


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[> [> [> Re: Bela Lugosi (1882-1956) as Dracula -- Officer Torch, 14:53:59 10/23/11 Sun [1]

To me, there are maybe a dozen titans or good actors in the film world of horror. To me, the top two...and very early on (with sound)...Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff. Sometimes I flip flop which I prefer. Lugosi, was the earlier of the two, Karloff had lasting power. I like both. They teamed up in one of my favorites, The Black Cat. But, I cannot see better actors for playing Dracula than Lugosi, or Karloff for Frankenstein's monster. Bela Lugosi was once imitated very nicely by a fine actor, Martin Landau, in the film Ed Wood.


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