Lugosi: Truth Meets Fiction?

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feeds@yuku.com (Crow T Robot) — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 05:09:20 PST

I have a memory of reading an article on Lugosi in an issue of Famous Monsters. Could have been about his work with Ed Wood or an interview with Wood himself. I kinda remember whoever was talking in the article said Lugosi Said "Gentle as a kitchen," an...
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Re: Lugosi: Truth Meets Fiction?

feeds@yuku.com (skelton knaggs) — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 20:41:00 PST

For the last time already, here is the proof that dispels the rumor.... Lugosi DID cast a reflection in the mirror....

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feeds@yuku.com (skelton knaggs) — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 18:21:24 PST

Nice to see Bela in a good place here....

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feeds@yuku.com (Ted Newsom) — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 02:28:45 PST

Dr. Kiss is Da Bomb. (Mora: beats me. Probably.)

Re: Lugosi: Truth Meets Fiction?

feeds@yuku.com (doctor kiss) — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 23:56:08 PST

Gojira wrote:Speaking of which, where did Grey get all the Ed Wood quotes from for his book? Had Wood written a career piece or been interviewed prior to his death?Grey had access to quite a number of unpublished pieces by Ed Wood, including the manuscrip...
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feeds@yuku.com (todmichel) — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 20:32:34 PST

Maybe Wood was right, Lugosi really said "as a kitchen" and - exceptionally in Wood's oeuvre - it was later re-dubbed by Bela - who knows?

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feeds@yuku.com (Gojira) — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 17:41:05 PST

Gentle, quiet...commendable attributes either way!

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feeds@yuku.com (PhantomXCI) — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 15:39:26 PST

Gojira wrote: Interesting that one of the Ed Wood quotes claims Lugosi said "quiet as a kitchen", a non-existant goof often attributed to the Medveds."Do not be afraid of Lobo. He is gentle as a kitchen."

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feeds@yuku.com (Mora) — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 15:32:48 PST

Been a long time since I read the Rudolph Gray book, but Ted is Robert Andrews the guy who also speaks rather unflatteringly about Dolores at one point? Think that section dealt with a day at the beach with Ed and Bela.

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feeds@yuku.com (Gojira) — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 15:13:47 PST

Interesting that one of the Ed Wood quotes claims Lugosi said "quiet as a kitchen", a non-existant goof often attributed to the Medveds.

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feeds@yuku.com (Ted Newsom) — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 14:45:36 PST

John Andrews it is. Or was. I don't know the story on the Wood quotes in Rudy Gray's book. I don't think he ever talked to him directly, but I could be blowing smoke.

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feeds@yuku.com (Gojira) — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 09:59:48 PST

Wich2 wrote:I THINK that was one of Richard Sheffield's, possibly from one of Gary Don Rhodes' books? I absolutely believe in the "Old World Bela" stories - he was a Victorian-Era Continental. But I find the others just as easy to credit - he was a Theat...
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feeds@yuku.com (Gojira) — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 09:22:20 PST

I have to say: I could easily see Lugosi losing his cool and swearing on a hectic movie set, which is what he does in ED WOOD, yet be dignified and polite in front of the ladies. And isn't it John Andrews? Speaking of which, where did Grey get all t...
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Re: Lugosi: Truth Meets Fiction?

feeds@yuku.com (Ted Newsom) — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 15:30:54 PST

A lot of the more rancid Lugosi anecdotes in the film and in general circulation are via a drunken street person named Robert Andrews, who was quoted extensively in NIGHTMARE OF ECSTASY, which the guys who wrote ED WOOD treated pretty much as gospel. And...
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feeds@yuku.com (Shadow Chaser) — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 05:43:50 PST

The Martin Landau portrayal of Bela Lugosi was anything but Bela if you ask Richard Sheffield. Here's an interesting video. Go to 8:12 to hear Sheffield confirm Fuller's claim. If you are interested in Bela's last years, the most detailed book out the...
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Re: Lugosi: Truth Meets Fiction?

feeds@yuku.com (Mora) — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 22:31:44 PST

Well Craig, sadly there may be more to that possibility when one reads the updated "Lugosi/Karloff" book. Dolores had moved to New York after the "Bride of the Monster" fiasco and was not around to see the very tragic decline of Bela as Greg Mank describe...
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feeds@yuku.com (Wich2) — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 21:49:09 PST

I THINK that was one of Richard Sheffield's, possibly from one of Gary Don Rhodes' books? I absolutely believe in the "Old World Bela" stories - he was a Victorian-Era Continental. But I find the others just as easy to credit - he was a Theatrical, and t...
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Re: Lugosi: Truth Meets Fiction?

feeds@yuku.com (Mora) — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 18:54:13 PST

Of course Craig, and you do bring up a very good point. Again I'm just quoting Dolores with whom I spoke in depth about Bela, and she simply would not badmouth the man, even about his drug use, which Bela was quick to explain to her and that she accepted,...
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Re: Lugosi: Truth Meets Fiction?

feeds@yuku.com (todmichel) — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 18:01:22 PST

Quote: "Which begs the question -- what should we consider the real title of this film? I always consider that the title actually projected onscreen at the first paid public booking, or the first television broadcast, is the official title. Of course, we'...
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feeds@yuku.com (Wich2) — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 16:23:39 PST

>he was always a gentleman and always in controlRead More

Lugosi: Truth Meets Fiction?

feeds@yuku.com (Zombie Dad) — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 04:21:24 PST

In THE BLACK CAT (1941), Bela, as the gardener, is bequeathed a sum of $5,000. He looks very disappointed. In THE DEVIL BAT, Bela is cheated out of a fortune and handed a check for the sum of $5,000. This, of course, drives him to murderous revenge v...
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