Béla Lugosi

Béla Lugosi (20 October 1882 – 16 August 1956) born in what is now Lugoj, Romania, was a Hungarian-American actor of the theatre and movies. He is best known for playing Count Dracula in the Broadway play and the movie version. He was a character actor who played many different kinds of roles, but was most often seen in horror movies including White Zombie. He is one of the first actors to enter drug rehabilitation for a drug addiction. In the last years of his career he acted in several low-budget B-movies, some by director Ed Wood. He died in Los Angeles, California of a heart attack when he was 73 years old.

Bela Lugosi
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Lugosi c. 1912
Born
Béla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó

(1882-10-20)October 20, 1882
DiedAugust 16, 1956(1956-08-16) (aged 73)
Resting placeHoly Cross Cemetery
Other namesArisztid Olt
OccupationActor
Years active1902–1956
Spouse(s)
Ilona Szmick
(m. 1917; div. 1920)

Ilona von Montagh
(m. 1921; div. 1924)

Beatrice Weeks
(m. 1929; div. 1929)

Lillian Arch
(m. 1933; div. 1953)

Hope Lininger (m. 1955)
ChildrenBela George Lugosi
Websitebelalugosi.com
Signature
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Bela G. Lugosi is his son.

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