Bela Lugosi (1882 - 1956)

Hungarian-American actor famous for portraying Count Dracula

* October 20, 1882 Lugos, Austria-Hungary (now Lugoj, Romania)
 as Béla Ferenc Dezso Blaskó
 August 16, 1956 Los Angeles, California, USA



Vintage magazines

Photoplay, May 1932

Books on Bela Lugosi

Gregory William Mank
Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff, The expanded story of a haunting collaboration, with a complete filmography of their films together
Jefferson, N.C., 2009

Gary D. Rhodes with Richard Sheffield Bela Lugosi Gary D. Rhodes with Richard Sheffield
Bela Lugosi, Dreams and Nightmares
2007

Gary Don Rhodes Lugosi Gary Don Rhodes
Lugosi, His Life in Films, on Stage, and in the Hearts of Horror Lovers
Jefferson, NC, 1997

Gary J. Svehla and Susan Svehla (editors) Bela Lugosi Gary J. Svehla and Susan Svehla (editors)
Bela Lugosi
Baltimore, 1995

Gregory William Mank
Karloff and Lugosi, The Story of a Haunting Collaboration, With a Complete Filmography of Their Films Together
1990

Richard Bojarski The Films of Bela Lugosi Richard Bojarski
The Films of Bela Lugosi
Secaucus, NJ, 1980

Robert Cremer Lugosi Robert Cremer
Lugosi, The Man Behind the Cape
Chicago, 1976

Arthur Lennig The Count Arthur Lennig
The Count, The Life and Films of Bela "Dracula" Lugosi
New York, 1974

Books with substantial mentioning of Bela Lugosi

Ronald L. Smith Horror stars on radio Ronald L. Smith
Horror stars on radio, The broadcast histories of 29 chilling Hollywood voices
Jefferson, N.C., 2010

Mick LaSalle Dangerous Men Mick LaSalle
Dangerous Men, Pre-Code Hollywood and the Birth of the Modern Man
2002

Tom Pendergast, Sara Pendergast (eds.)
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, 3. Actors and Actresses
Detroit/New York/San Francisco/London/Boston/Woodbridge, CT, 2000

Michael R. Pitts
Horror Film Stars
Jefferson, N.C., 1981

Calvin Thomas Beck Heroes of the horrors Calvin Thomas Beck
Heroes of the horrors
New York - London, 1975

Ray Stuart (ed.) Immortals of the Screen Ray Stuart (ed.)
Immortals of the Screen
New York, 1965

Books with an entry on Bela Lugosi

David Thomson The New Biographical Dictionary of Film David Thomson
The New Biographical Dictionary of Film
New York, 2003

Danny Peary Cult Movie Stars Danny Peary
Cult Movie Stars
New York, [..], 1991

Paul Michael, editor in chief. James Robert Parish, associate editor The American movies reference book Paul Michael, editor in chief. James Robert Parish, associate editor
The American movies reference book, The sound era
Englewood Cliffs, N.J.,, 1969

Martin J. Quigley (ed.) The Motion Picture Almanac Martin J. Quigley (ed.)
The Motion Picture Almanac, Big Stars in Big Pictures
Chicago, Ill., 1929

Books with photograph(s) of Bela Lugosi

John Richard Finch and Paul Elby Close-Ups John Richard Finch and Paul Elby
Close-Ups, From the Golden Age of the Silent Cinema
South Brunswick and New York - London, 1978

Films

1920
Der Januskopf
Lederstrumpf, 1. Teil: Der Wildtöter und Chingachgook
The Last of the Mohicans

1923
The Silent Command

1924
He Who Gets Slapped
The Rejected Woman

1925
Daughters Who Pay

1928
How to Handle Women

1929
Prisoners
The Thirteenth Chair
The Veiled Woman
The Last Performance

1930
Renegades
Oh, for a Man
Such Men Are Dangerous
Wild Company
King of Jazz
Viennese Nights

1931
The Black Camel
Broadminded
50 Million Frenchmen
Women of All Nations
Dracula
Drácula

1932
Chandu the Magician
Island of Lost Souls
Murders in The Rue Morgue
White Zombie

1933
The Death Kiss
The Devil's in Love
International House
Night of Terror
The Whispering Shadow

1934
The Black Cat
Gift of Gab
The Return of Chandu

1935
The Best Man Wins
Mark of the Vampire
Murder by Television
The Raven
The Mystery of the Mary Celeste
The Mysterious Mr. Wong

1936
The Invisible Ray
Postal Inspector
Shadow of Chinatown

1937
S.O.S. Coast Guard

1939
Dark Eyes of London
The Gorilla
Ninotchka
The Phantom Creeps
Son of Frankenstein

1940
Black Friday
The Devil Bat
The Saint's Double Trouble
You'll Find Out

1941
The Black Cat
The Invisible Ghost
Spooks Run Wild
The Wolf Man

1942
Black Dragons
Bowery at Midnight
The Corpse Vanishes
The Ghost of Frankenstein
Night Monster
S.O.S. Coast Guard

1943
The Ape Man
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
Ghosts on the Loose
The Return of the Vampire

1944
One Body Too Many
Return of the Ape Man
Voodoo Man

1945
The Body Snatcher
Zombies on Broadway

1946
Genius at Work

1947
Scared to Death

1948
Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

1952
Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla
Old Mother Riley Meets the Vampire

1953
Glen or Glenda

1955
Bride of the Monster

1956
The Black Sleep

1959
Plan 9 from Outer Space

1968
Head

1975
Brother Can You Spare a Dime

1985
Into the Night

1987
Amazon Women on the Moon

1994
Nadja

2005
The Devil's Rejects

2009
Capitalism: A Love Story

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