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- NAME: Bela Lugosi
- OCCUPATION: Actor
- BIRTH DATE: October 20, 1882
- DEATH DATE: August 16, 1956
- EDUCATION: Budapest Academy of Theatrical Arts
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Lugos, Hungary
- PLACE OF DEATH: Los Angeles, California
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Count Dracula was Actor Bela Lugosi's most famous role. Lugosi played him in stage productions and in the 1931 Universal Pictures film Dracula.
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Bela Lugosi - Horror Movie Legend
Bela Lugosi ran away from home and landed his first acting gig at the age of 12. After fighting in the first World War, he emigrated to New York and landed the leading role in the Broadway production of "Dracula."
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The actor who became synonymous with Dracula, Bela Lugosi paved the way for the incredible proliferation of vampire movies in Hollywood. His depiction of Dracula as at once dangerous and mysteriously sexy continues to shape the way vampires are portrayed in such pop culture phenomena as Twilight and True Blood. However,
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Lugosi was much more than a one-hit wonder who played out the rest of his career in B-grade slasher movies. He was a multitalented and immensely gifted performer who mastered Shakespearean acting in Hungary before coming to define the American horror film genre. Nevertheless, despite his dozens of films and stage performances, Lugosi lives on for posterity not so much as an actor but as the personification of his greatest character. When he performed as Dracula, Lugosi spoke for his own personal legacy as much as for his character when he pronounced the immortal line, "I am Dracula."
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