Lugosi

His Life in Films, on Stage, and in the Hearts of Horror Lovers

Gary Don Rhodes (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

430 Seiten

2006
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-2765-9 (ISBN)

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After Lugosi became a star in American horror films in the 1930s and 1940s, the cinema's Dracula was transformed into one of Hollywood's most mysterious actors. This book gives an account of Lugosi's work in film, radio, theater, vaudeville and television and also provides a biographical look at the actor.

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.

Gary Don Rhodes, a documentary filmmaker, is a professor at the Queen’s University, Belfast.

Table of Contents

Foreword by F. Richard Sheffield

Preface and Acknowledgments

I. Lugosi, the Man

1. A Biography

2. Personal Data

Imperial-Cameo Pictures Corporation Biographical Information (1935)

Residences

3. Lugosi in Court

4. Lugosi in Politics by Frank J. Dello Stritto

II. Lugosi, the Performer

5. Feature-Length Films

Hungary

Germany

United States and United Kingdom

6. Serials

7. Stage Appearances

Hungary

United States, United Kingdom and Canada

8. Vaudeville and Live Appearances

9. Radio Performances

10. Television Appearances

11. Other Celluloid Appearances

12. Newsreels and Short Subjects

13. Unfinished Projects and Canceled Roles

III. Works By or About Lugosi

14. Reviews, Articles, and Pamphlets

15. Books

Biographies

Film and Stage Histories

Novels and Film Novelizations

Published Scripts

16. Quotations from Lugosi

17. Quotations About Lugosi

18. Quotations About Lugosi and Karloff

19. Sources and References

Audio Sources

Visual Sources

Documentary Sources

Multimedia Sources

Theatrical References

Animation References

Visual References

Verbal References

Television Sources

Archival Sources

IV. Critique and Appreciation

20. Image, Apparition, and Icon

21. Authority Survey

22. Advertising Lugosi

23. Collecting and Merchandising Lugosi

24. Unmasking the Mysteries

V. Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.5.2006
Zusatzinfo	69 photos, filmography, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	581 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
ISBN-10	0-7864-2765-5 / 0786427655
ISBN-13	978-0-7864-2765-9 / 9780786427659
Zustand	Neuware