Format: Paperback
Pages: 560
ISBN: 9780813126616
Pub Date: 01 Aug 2010
Imprint: University Press of Kentucky
Illustrations: 117 b&w photos
Description:
In the 1931 film Dracula, Bela Lugosi set the standard for horror film villainy. Though many actors have donned the cape since that first production, remnants of Hungarian-born Lugosi's portrayal continue to surface in popular culture -- from highly prized memorabilia to a character on Sesame Street. After a decade of trying vainly to broaden his range, Lugosi gave up his ambitions and began to support himself with roles that were all in some way a variation of the first.