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Lugosi: His Life in Films, on Stage, and in the Hearts of Horror Lovers
by Rhodes, Gary Don
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- Paperback
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- ISBN 10
- 0786427655
- ISBN 13
- 9780786427659
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About This Item
McFarland & Company, 2006. Trade Paperback. A near fine copy in wrappers (paperback).
He was born Bela Ferenc Dezso Blasko on October 20, 1882, in Hungary. He joined Budapest's National Theater in 1913 and later appeared in several Hungarian films under the pseudonym Arisztid Olt. After World War I, he helped the Communist regime nationalize Hungary's film industry, but barely escaped arrest when the government was deposed, fleeing to the United States in 1920. As he became a star in American horror films in the 1930s and 1940s, publicists and fan magazines crafted outlandish stories to create a new history for Lugosi. The cinema's Dracula was transformed into one of Hollywood's most mysterious actors. This exhaustive account of Lugosi's work in film, radio, theater, vaudeville and television provides an extensive biographical look at the actor. The enormous merchandising industry built around him is also examined.
He was born Bela Ferenc Dezso Blasko on October 20, 1882, in Hungary. He joined Budapest's National Theater in 1913 and later appeared in several Hungarian films under the pseudonym Arisztid Olt. After World War I, he helped the Communist regime nationalize Hungary's film industry, but barely escaped arrest when the government was deposed, fleeing to the United States in 1920. As he became a star in American horror films in the 1930s and 1940s, publicists and fan magazines crafted outlandish stories to create a new history for Lugosi. The cinema's Dracula was transformed into one of Hollywood's most mysterious actors. This exhaustive account of Lugosi's work in film, radio, theater, vaudeville and television provides an extensive biographical look at the actor. The enormous merchandising industry built around him is also examined.
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- Bookseller
- Eureka Books (US)
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- Title
- Lugosi: His Life in Films, on Stage, and in the Hearts of Horror Lovers
- Author
- Rhodes, Gary Don
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0786427655
- ISBN 13
- 9780786427659
- Publisher
- McFarland & Company
- Place of Publication
- Red R Shelf Upstairs
- Date Published
- 2006
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