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Lugosi

American  
[loo-goh-see] / lʊˈgoʊ si /

noun

  1. Bela, 1884–1956, U.S. actor, born in Hungary: best known for his roles in horror films.


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But profitability has been a reliable bet more often than not — and Karloff’s “Frankenstein” and Lugosi’s “Dracula” still resonate through pop culture while most best picture winners of the same era are forgotten.

From Los Angeles Times

With “Silver Bleeds the Black Sun,” that shift comes in the form of a collection of songs so heavily influenced by their favorite post-punk bands that Bauhaus’ “Bela Lugosi’s Dead” would fit perfectly among them.

From Los Angeles Times

A stage actor recalled the time she was in a production of “Arsenic and Old Lace” with Bela Lugosi, who she worried wanted to suck her blood.

From Los Angeles Times

You can picture him slinking off to a goth club to sway and stare away the night to the strains of Bauhaus’ “Bela Lugosi’s Dead.”

From Los Angeles Times

“In ‘Dracula,’ Lugosi is going to London for, I don’t know, world domination,” the director explains.

From Los Angeles Times