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    Hungarian-American actor

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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Bela_LugosiBela Lugosi - Wikipedia

    Béla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó (Hungarian: [ˈbeːlɒ ˈfɛrɛnt͡s ˈdɛʒøː ˈblɒʃkoː]; October 20, 1882 – August 16, 1956), known professionally as Bela Lugosi (/ l ə ˈ ɡ oʊ s i /; Hungarian:), was a Hungarian–American actor, best remembered for portraying Count Dracula in the 1931 horror film classic Dracula, Ygor in Son of ...

  2. Dracula is a 1931 American pre-Code supernatural horror film directed and co-produced by Tod Browning from a screenplay written by Garrett Fort and starring Bela Lugosi in the title role. It is based on the 1924 stage play Dracula by Hamilton Deane and John L. Balderston, which in turn is adapted from the 1897 novel Dracula by Bram Stoker. [3] .

  3. Oct 18, 2021 · Bela Lugosi stars as Dracula in the 1931 original screen version of Bram Stokers classic tale. Towering ominously among the shadows of the Carpathian Mountains, Castle...

  4. May 30, 2024 · Bela Lugosi, Hungarian-born motion-picture actor who was most famous for his sinister portrayal of the elegantly mannered vampire Count Dracula. He originated the role on Broadway in 1927 and reprised it for the 1931 film.

  5. Jun 29, 2012 · Dracula is a 1931 vampire-horror film directed by Tod Browning and starring Bela Lugosi as the title character. It was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

  6. Sep 19, 1999 · Dracula. Movie lore has it that Bela Lugosi could barely speak English when he was chosen by Universal Pictures to star in "Dracula" (1931). Lon Chaney had been scheduled to play the role, a wise casting decision after his success in the silent classics "The Hunchback of Notre Dame” and " The Phantom of the Opera .”.

  7. Oct 2, 2023 · In this in-depth retrospective, I tell the story behind the one that started it all: 1931's "Dracula", starring Béla Lugosi as The Count. I delve deep into its rocky development, cursed...

  8. www.imdb.com › name › nm0000509Bela Lugosi - IMDb

    Bela Lugosi. Actor: Dracula. Bela Lugosi was born Béla Ferenc Dezsö Blaskó on October 20, 1882, Lugos, Hungary, Austria-Hungary (now Lugoj, Romania), to Paula de Vojnich and István Blaskó, a banker. He was the youngest of four children.

  9. Bela Lugosi, a pioneer in American film and a legend of classic horror roles, died at the age of 73 in the summer of 1956, and was buried most fittingly in one of his Dracula capes.

  10. Oct 25, 2023 · No matter how many times Bram Stoker's Dracula is adapted for the screen, new performances will always exist in the shadow of Bela Lugosi's iconic Count Dracula.

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