When this proved not to be the case, according to Karloff, Lugosi settled down and they worked together amicably (though some have further commented that the English Karloff's on-set demand to break from filming for mid-afternoon tea annoyed Lugosi). Jeux concours | At age 12 Lugosi ran away from home and began working odd jobs, including stage acting. These low-budget thrillers indicate that Lugosi was much less discriminating than Karloff in selecting screen vehicles, but the exposure helped Lugosi financially if not artistically. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021884/?ref_=tttr_tr_tt. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). [2] He took the name "Lugosi" in 1903 to honor his birthplace,[7] and eventually travelled to New Orleans, Louisiana as a crewman aboard a merchant ship.[2]. Contrary to popular belief, Lugosi never requested to be buried in his cloak; Bela G. Lugosi confirmed on numerous occasions that he and his mother, Lillian, actually made the decision but believed that it is what his father would have wanted. [4], At the age of 12, Lugosi dropped out of school. (1953), Bride of the Monster (1956), and Plan 9 from Outer Space (filmed 1956, released 1959), all now unintentionally hilarious cult favourites. After playing small parts on the stage in his native Hungary, Lugosi gained his first role in a film in 1917. [3] He later based his last name on his hometown. According to Bela G. Lugosi (his son), Forrest Ackerman, Dolores Fuller and Richard Sheffield, the film's portrayal of Lugosi is inaccurate: In real life, he never used profanity, owned small dogs, or slept in coffins. Lugosi did get a few heroic leads, as in Universal's The Black Cat after Karloff had been accorded the more colorful role of the villain, The Invisible Ray, and a romantic role in producer Sol Lesser's adventure serial The Return of Chandu (1934), but his typecasting problem appears to have been too entrenched to be alleviated by those films. He originated the role on Broadway in 1927 and reprised it for the 1931 film. From 1913 to 1919 he was a member of the National Theatre. [b], In Tim Burton's Ed Wood, Lugosi is portrayed by Martin Landau, who received the 1994 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the performance. Lugosi became the first actor to be cast as the Monster and he wished to create his own makeup, however his design was rejected. Articles from Britannica Encyclopedias for elementary and high school students. [23] Lugosi played Dracula for a second and last time on film in Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948). Lugosi's voice had been dubbed over that of Lon Chaney Jr., from line readings at the end of The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942). [32] Bela had four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Des années plus difficiles suivent : Lugosi n'est sollicité que pour les films d'horreur dont il aurait préféré se passer (et dont la qualité baisse lentement à partir de 1950), éprouve des problèmes de santé traités à la morphine dont il devient dépendant, et de plus, il est inquiété dans le cadre de la « chasse aux sorcières » en raison de sa participation aux instances de la première république communiste hongroise et de son engagement syndical aux États-Unis. Bela Lugosi fut tellement imprégné du rôle qu'il fut enterré avec la cape du vampire à la demande de sa femme2. In the same interview he expressed a desire to play more comedy, as he had in the Mother Riley farce. While filming Dracula, Universal decided to start it's next project which became Frankenstein. There were a few exceptions, such as his appearance as Frankenstein’s Monster—the role he had turned down in 1931—in Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman (1943). Following his return to the United States, he was interviewed for television, and reflected wistfully on his typecasting in horror parts: "Now I am the boogie man". The famous horror actor Bela Lugosi was well known for his portrayal as Dracula. [8] Lugosi made 12 films in Hungary between 1917 and 1918 before leaving for Germany. Lost advertising and interstitial material, https://lostmediawiki.com/index.php?title=Frankenstein_Meets_the_Wolf_Man_(lost_Bela_Lugosi_monster_dialogue_of_Universal_horror_film;_1943)&oldid=126778. While filming Dracula, Universal decided to start it's next project which became Frankenstein. Lugosi died of a heart attack on 16 August 1956, while lying on a bed in his Los Angeles apartment. With fellow expatriate Hungarian actors he formed a small stock company that toured Eastern cities, playing for immigrant audiences. However the part of the Monster was not originally given to Boris Karloff, but instead Bela Lugosi. Il meurt d'une crise cardiaque le 16 août 1956, après avoir tourné quelques rushes muets pour son ami Ed Wood en vue du tournage de Plan 9 from Outer Space. Son accent hongrois contribua grandement à son jeu d'acteur. Lugosi took over the role of Jonathan Brewster from Boris Karloff for Arsenic and Old Lace. Exiled in Weimar-era Germany, he began appearing in a small number of well-received films, among them adaptations of the Karl May novels On the Brink of Paradise (Auf den Trümmern des Paradieses, 1920) and Caravan of Death (Die Todeskarawane, also 1920) with Dora Gerson (Gerson, who was Jewish, died in Auschwitz). [35], Lugosi was buried wearing one of the "Dracula" cape costumes in the Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California. [2] He began his acting career in 1901 or 1902. In 1929, Lugosi took his place in Hollywood society and scandal when he married wealthy San Francisco resident Beatrice Weeks (1897-1931), widow of architect Charles Peter Weeks. To Lugosi's disappointment, however, his role in this film was that of a mute, with no dialogue. Following the collapse of Béla Kun's Hungarian Soviet Republic in 1919, leftists and trade unionists became vulnerable. CGU | As film offers declined, he became more and more dependent on live venues to support his family. The 1942 film The Corpse Vanishes appeared in episode 105; the serial The Phantom Creeps appeared throughout season two, and the Ed Wood production Bride of the Monster in episode 423. This article has been tagged as Needing work due to its lack of concrete references. After the film was released Lugosi regretted his decision. Throughout the 1930s, Lugosi, experiencing a severe career decline despite popularity with audiences (Universal executives always preferred his rival Karloff), accepted many leading roles from independent producers like Nat Levine, Sol Lesser, and Sam Katzman.