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please enter and have
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don't be afraid. you are now a guest of castle dracula. (Kindly leave your cross at the door) |
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Scroll further down into the pits of hell. if you dare! |
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"Children of the night, What music they make! " |
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Is your heart beating faster?
the master is here! Heee...heee...heee!
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IN THE BEGINNING Bela Lugosi was born Bela Blasko on October 20, 1882, in the small town of Lugos, in what was then Hungary (and is now Romania). A star of the stage in Europe (where his stage roles included Jesus Christ), he adopted the name of his home town, becoming "Lugosi." His film career began in 1917, and continued after his arrival in America in 1921, in silent films. Lugosi continued to perform on stage, and perfected his most famous persona by leading the stage production of "Dracula," which began on Broadway, and ran for a full two years. By the time he accepted the lead in Tod Browning's 1931 film for Universal, he was thoroughly prepared to chill the blood of theatre goers everywhere, as "Count Dracula!" |
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BELA'S CAREER Lugosi's career in horror films was hugely successful, as he went on to play many other vital roles. In 1932's "White Zombie," Lugosi played a zombie maker, and in the 1933 adaptation of H.G. Wells' "Island of Dr. Moreau," entitled "Island of Lost Souls," he portrayed the Keeper of the Law, the leader of the "animal men." He played Bela the gypsy (who, as a werewolf, bit Lon Chaney, Jr.) in "The Wolf Man," in 1941. In 1943, Lugosi played the monster in "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man" (after having turned down the lead role in the 1931 movie because it lacked any speaking lines). Sadly, Lugosi's dialogue was entirely edited out of this later film, when audiences reacted poorly to a monster with a heavy accent. |
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LATER YEARS Bela Lugosi donned Dracula's cape on screen for only the second and final time in 1948. At the age of 66, Lugosi rejoined costar Lon Chaney, Jr., in the classic and highly successful comedy, "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein." His wonderful, energetic performance, and eager willingness to help spoof horror films, delighted audiences of all ages. This was the final film to feature the classic Universal Monsters, and stands as a testament to Lugosi's powerful screen presence. Bela Lugosi passed away in 1956, and was laid to rest in his Dracula cape. |
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The many faces of Bela People are unaware that he played much more then Dracula. An extremely versatile and talented actor Bela Lugosi could totaly emerse himself into any roll. |
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Bela as Franky!
Little known fact: Bela played Frankenstein's Monster. |
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Bela as Ygor!
Bela played Ygor and Boris Karloff played Frankenstein's monster in the same movie together. |
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MARKETING
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As a modern day Renfield I have been given the task by Bela Lugosi Jr. to bring Dracula to Japan. As part of that effort I'm demonstrating the advertising potential of this Hollywood icon. Here are some examples. |
DRACULA
LIVES!!