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mahatmakanejeeves

(60,868 posts) Sun Oct 20, 2024, 08:09 AM Oct 20

On this day, October 20, 1882, Bela Lugosi was born.

Actor Bela Lugosi was #BornOnThisDay, Oct. 20, 1882. Remembered for his role as Count #Dracula in the 1931 film & for numerous other roles in films. Passed 1956 (age 73) from a #HeartAttack! #BelaLugosi #RIP #Vampire #GoneButNotForgotten #GoneButNeverForgotten #HorrorCommunity

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Fri Oct 20, 2023: On this day, October 20, 1882, actor Bela Lugosi was born.

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On this day, October 20, 1882, Bela Lugosi was born. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Oct 20 OP

How closely is he related to J.D. Vance? /nt bucolic_frolic Oct 20 #1

Bwaa-ha-ha! marble falls Oct 20 #2

Good old Bela! ChazInAz Oct 20 #3

bucolic_frolic

(46,939 posts)

1. How closely is he related to J.D. Vance? /nt

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sun Oct 20, 2024, 08:13 AM

Oct 20

marble falls

(62,041 posts)

2. Bwaa-ha-ha!

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Sun Oct 20, 2024, 08:17 AM

Oct 20

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ChazInAz

(2,775 posts)

3. Good old Bela!

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sun Oct 20, 2024, 09:04 AM

Oct 20

I was told by my father that he was a distant relative, one of the few things he said that might be true. All the men in my family look like him, and my great grandmother was a Blasko from Lugos, Transylvania. As a kid, I loved watching his films late at night, because he sounded like my family.
Needless to say, later in life, he and Boris Karloff were my inspiration to become an actor...both of whom I have portrayed onstage in recent years.

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