Hotmail
 Interviews & Clips News  |
|
Bela Lugosi
:
Overview
 Avg.User Rating:  75 RatingsRate this person:
Actor Born: October 20, 1882 in Lugos, Hungary Death: August 16, 1956 Biography:At the peak of his career in the early '30s, actor "Bela Lugosi" was the screen's most notorious personification of evil; the most famous and enduring Dracula, he helped usher in an era of new popularity for the horror genre, only to see his own fame quickly evaporate. Béla Ferenc Dezsõ Blaskó was born in Lugos, Hungary, on October 20, 1882. After seeing a touring repertory company as they passed through town, he became fascinated by acting, and began spending all of his time mounting his own dramatic productions with the aid of other children. Upon the death of his father in 1894, Lugosi apprenticed as a miner, later working on the railroad. His first professional theatrical job was as a chorus boy in an operetta, followed by a stint at the Budapest Academy of Theatrical Arts. By 1901, he was a leading actor with Hungary's Royal National Theatre, and around 1917 began appearing in films (sometimes... Full Biography
| |||||||||||||||||||||
| advertisement |
Movie data provided by:
