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Apr 1, 1997 · Hope Louise Lininger Lugosi (1919-1997) was the wife of actor Bela Lugosi, best known for his role as Dracula. She was born in Pennsylvania and died in Hawaii, and is buried in Kamalo, Maui County.
When Hope Louise Lininger was born on 23 March 1919, in Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Albert Earl Lininger, was 31 and her mother, Ida Elise Pearson, was 26. She married Bela Lugosi on 24 August 1955, in Los Angeles, California, United States.
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Lugosi’s wife, the former Hope Lininger of Johnstown, Pa., whom the actor once credited with encouraging him to break a drug addiction, told police her husband was dead in bed when she returned...
Apr 8, 2021 · Lugosi's fifth wife, Hope Lininger, was a fan who wrote Lugosi letters when he was in the hospital being treated for an addiction to Demerol. Per Classic Monsters, Lininger always signed her letters with the phrase "A dash of Hope."
Lugosi married Hope Lininger, his fifth wife, in 1955; she was 37 years his junior. She had been a fan, writing letters to him when he was in the hospital recovering from his drug addiction. She would sign her letters "A dash of Hope". They remained married until his death in 1956.
Feb 3, 2023 · His fifth and final wife, Hope Lininger, wrote him passionate letters while he tried to kick his addiction to methadone and morphine. He died a year into their marriage of a heart attack. Enter Ed Wood, Bela Lugosi's second act
Oct 15, 2019 · On August 16, 1956, Lugosi’s wife Hope discovered his deceased body. According to the medical examiner, the actor had had a heart attack, slipping away peacefully while taking a nap. The fallout, however, was far from peaceful.
