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Bela Lugosi Signed Letter & B&W Photo as Dracula

Currency:USD Category:Memorabilia Start Price:650.00 USD Estimated At:1,300.00 - 1,500.00 USD
Bela Lugosi Signed Letter & B&W Photo as Dracula
<Our item number 140230><B>Lugosi, Bela.</B> &#40;1882-1956&#41; Hungarian-born American actor, Lugosi enjoyed his greatest success on Broadway as &#34;Dracula&#34;, a role he repeated on film. He made a memorably menacing, aristocratic vampire but soon found himself typecast.<BR><BR>Typed letter signed &#40;&#34;Bela&#34;&#41;, 1p, 11 x 7 in., North Hollywood, California, 22 July 1943, on his personal letterhead. To Mr. Milton Yakus in Boston. Lugosi writes: &#34;I have just returned from my four months tour with &#39;Dracula&#39;. I got in touch with the William Morris Agency here in Hollywood and asked them to inquire … about your stories. As yet, I have not heard from them; but as soon as I get their reply I will let you know… &#34; Accompanied by a 10 x 8 in. full length, black and white photo of Lugosi as Dracula. The letter has overall wrinkling and one edge tear at upper right, otherwise very good. Two quintessential Bela Lugosi items. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;1,300 - 1,500. <BR><BR>Our item number 14 0230<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/49jpegs/140230.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>