B?la Ferenc Dezs? Blask?
| Sign | Libra |
| Born | Oct 20, 1882 Lugos, Austria?Hungary (now Lugoj, Romania) |
| Died | Aug 16, 1956 Los Angeles, CA |
| Age | Died at 73 |
| Final Resting PlaceHoly Cross Cemetery | |
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| Job | Actor |
| Years active | 1901 or 1902-1956 |
| Top Roles | Prince Saliano, Frankenstein Monster, Count Dracula, Dr. James Brewster, Tarneverro / Arthur Mayo |
| Top Genres | Horror, Comedy, Science Fiction, Mystery, Drama, Crime |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Monster, Mad Scientists |
| Top Collaborators | Sam Katzman (Producer), Tod Browning (Director), Boris Karloff, George Waggner (Director) |
| Shares birthday with | Margaret Dumont, Anna Neagle, Rex Ingram see more.. |
Overview:
Legendary actor, B?la Lugosi, was born B?la Ferenc Dezs? Blask? on Oct 20, 1882 in Lugos, Austria?Hungary (now Lugoj, Romania). Lugosi died at the age of 73 on Aug 16, 1956 in Los Angeles, CA and was laid to rest in Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, CA.
MINI BIO:
Transylvanian-born actor of dominant and rather forbidding personality. After becoming a romantic idol of the Hungarian stage, he fled the country in the face of an oppressive regime and ended in Hollywood, where his performance as Dracula type-cast him in horror for the rest of his career. His later years were dogged by a (finally victorious) battle against drug addiction. Died from a heart attack. Five times married. (Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Film Stars).HONORS and AWARDS:
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He was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures. In addition, Lugosi was immortalized on a US postal stamp in 1997. Lugosi was never nominated for an Academy Award.
BlogHub Articles:
Dracula (1931): Starring Bela Lugosi
By 4 Star Film Fan on Jun 6, 2023 From 4 Star FilmsAs the story behind Universal’s Dracula unfolds, it’s a joy to pinpoint all the elements helping to intensify the dread and solidify it among the studio’s emerging array of horror classics. There has to be a kind of mythology and lore that the scares can be built out of. The protec... Read full article
Bela Lugosi And His Personal Assistant Problem
By Dan Day, Jr. on Nov 9, 2019 From The Hitless Wonder Movie BlogWhile watching the Blu-ray of THE HUMAN MONSTER, a realization popped in my head. In that movie Bela Lugosi is assisted in his villainous activities by a disfigured hulking blind man played by Wilfred Walter. It occurred to me that throughout his screen career Lugosi had many unique "helpers" who di... Read full article
Book Review: BELA LUGOSI AND THE MONOGRAM NINE
By Dan Day, Jr. on Apr 26, 2019 From The Hitless Wonder Movie BlogThe "Monogram Nine" is a phrase used to describe a series of films that starred Bela Lugosi and were produced by one of Hollywood's most notorious poverty row studios. The films were made under the Monogram banner between 1941 and 1944, and they are usually used as an example of how Bela Lugosi's ac... Read full article
5 Things You May Not Know about Bela Lugosi
By minooallen on Oct 20, 2017 From Classic Movie Hub Blog5 Things You May Not Know about Bela Lugosi Like today is his birthday. Happy 135th Birthday to the legend?Bela Lugosi! ..? 1) He was born to play Dracula For real tho… Bela Lugosi was born Bela Ferenc Dezso Blasko in former Austria-Hungarian Empire. His hometown of Lugos was only about fifty... Read full article
Summer Camp Week 6: Bela Lugosi Meets A Brooklyn Gorilla (1952)
By Summer Reeves on Jul 1, 2015 From Serendipitous AnachronismsSummer Camp Week 6: Bela Lugosi Meets A Brooklyn Gorilla (1952) 01 Wednesday Jul 2015 Posted by Summer Reeves in 1950s, Camp/Kitsch, Comedy, Comedy Teams, Musicals, Romance ≈ 1 Comment Tags1950s, Animals, Blogathon, Comedy, Comedy Teams, Mo... Read full article
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Quotes:
Sayer of the Law: Not to eat meat, that is the law. Are we not men?
Beasts (in unison): Are we not men?
Dr. Moreau: What is the law?
Sayer of the Law: Not to go on all fours, that is the law. Are we not men?
Beasts (in unison): Are we not men?
Dr. Moreau: What is the law?
Sayer of the Law: Not to spill blood, that is the law. Are we not men?
Beasts (in unison): Are we not men?
Count Dracula: Van Helsing.
[Van Helsing turns to face Count Dracula]
Count Dracula: Now that you have learned what you have learned, it would be well for you to return to your own country.
Van Helsing: I prefer to remain and protect those whom you would destroy.
Count Dracula: You are too late. My blood now flows through her veins. She will live through the centuries to come, as I have lived.
Van Helsing: Should you escape us, Dracula. We know how to save Miss Mina's soul if not her life.
Count Dracula: If she dies by day. But I shall see that she dies by night.
Van Helsing: And I will have Carfax Abbey torn down, stone by stone, excavated a mile around. I will find your earth-box and drive that stake through your heart.
Count Dracula: Come here.
[Dracula raises his hand to hypnotise Van Helsing]
Count Dracula: Come here.
[Van Helsing takes three hypnotised steps towards Dracula but soon steps back, resisting Dracula's hypnotic power over him]
Count Dracula: Your will is strong, Van Helsing.
[Van Helsing reaches out for his crucifix as Dracula looms toward him]
Count Dracula: More wolfbane?
Van Helsing: More effective than wolfbane, Count.
Count Dracula: Indeed.
[Dracula lunges towards Van Helsing. Van Helsing holds up the crucifix. Dracula snarls and turns away. Van Helsing, in triumph, puts away the crucifix]
Armand Tesla: Your mind is no loger your own. I shall command and you shall obey.
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