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Béla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó (20 October 1882 – 16 August 1956), commonly known as Bela Lugosi, was a Hungarian actor of stage and screen. He was best known for having played Count Dracula in the Broadway play and subsequent film version, as well as having starred in several of Ed Wood’s low budget films in the last years of his career.

• Born: Béla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó 20 October 1882 Lugos, Austria-Hungary (now Lugoj, Romania)
• Died: 16 August 1956 (aged 73) Los Angeles, California, United States
• Cause of death: Heart attack
• Resting place: Holy Cross Cemetery
• Occupation: Actor
• Years active: 1917–1956
• Spouse: Ilona Szmick (1917–1920) (divorced) Ilona von Montagh (1921–1924) (divorced) Beatrice Weeks (1929–1929) (divorced) Lillian Arch (1933–1953) (divorced) 1 child Hope Lininger (1955–1956) (his death)
• Children: Bela George Lugosi
• Parents: István Blaskó (father) Paula de Vojnich (mother)

Read more about Bela Lugosi at Wikipedia or at the Internet Movie Database

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