?Bela Lugosi Boris Karloff Vintage Horror Movie Memorabilia Collectibles for sale
Bela Lugosi (1882-1956)
Boris Karloff (1887-1969)
Autographs, Movie Posters, Memorabilia

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Bela Lugosi shot to stardom in the title role of the 1931 film version of Bram Stokers Dracula and set the standard for movie vampires. A successful stage actor in his native Hungary and in Germany, he emigrated to the United States in the 1920s and played various character roles until grabbing the lead in the stage production of Dracula in 1927. Lugosi's talent for playing a villain led to a career of playing monsters and mad scientists, and it's generally accepted that he made a lot of bad choices. Some of his more memorable movies include The Black Cat (1934), Ninotchka (1939, starring Greta Garbo), The Wolfman (1941) and Abbot and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948). In 1955 Lugosi committed himself to an institution, admitting an addiction to methadone. In his last years his personal life and career were on the skids, but he still worked a little in television and low-budget films. He died while working on what has been called one of the worst movies ever made, Plan 9 From Outer Space (released in 1959).

Today Bela Lugosi original vintage memorabilia including vintage movie posters and authentic autographs are highly sought after by collectors and command some of the highest premiums in the collecting industry. We hope you enjoy our exceptional Bela Lugosi Collection that we have built over the past 20 years..

Note:  Bela Lugosi is a Hollywood icon and his genuine autographs are in great demand and hence are high value.  With that demand is the temptation for fraud, in the form of autograph forgeries.  One "red flag" indicating a forgery risk are unrealistic, low prices, far below market value.  Read our report "Ten Warning Signs a Dealer May be Selling Autograph Forgeries"..