31 Days of Halloween – Day 21: Bela Lugosi

Yesterday, (Oct. 20th) was Bela Lugosi’s birthday. Lugosi Fun Facts:

1. He’s famous for playing Dracula throughout the 1930′s.
2. He ran away from home at age twelve
3. He never learned to drive and rode the bus everywhere
4. Martin Landau won an Oscar for his portrayal of Lugosi in Tim Burton’s Ed Wood
5. Bela Lugosi never won an Oscar.
6. His star of the Walk of Fame is located at 6340 Hollywood Blvd.
7. Had an affair with Clara Bow
8. After starring in Ed Wood, Johnny Depp purchased Lugosi’s Hollywood residence
9. At the time of his death, Lugosi’s finances were depleted so Frank Sinatra paid for his funeral
10. Quote – “Dracula never ends. I don’t know if I should call it a fortune or a curse, but Dracula ever ends.”
11. He had a role in the worst movie ever made, Ed Wood’s Plan 9 From Outer Space