Bela G. Lugosi

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Bela George Lugosi also known as Bela Lugosi, Jr. (born January 5, 1938 in Los Angeles, California) is the son of Béla Lugosi. A California attorney, his legal actions in Lugosi v. Universal Pictures, led to the creation of the California Celebrities Rights Act.

Biography

He was born on January 5, 1938 in Los Angeles, California.

He was an executive at Comedy III Productions, which owned the licensing rights to The Three Stooges.[1][2]

Legacy

Bela Lugosi, Jr. has been among those who felt filmmaker Edward D. Wood, Jr. exploited his father's stardom, taking advantage of the fading actor when he could not refuse any work.[3] Most documents and interviews with other Wood associates in Nightmare of Ecstasy suggest that Wood and Lugosi were genuine friends and that Wood helped Lugosi through the worst days of his depression and drug addiction.[4]

References

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  3. The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr., dir. Brett Thompson, 1996
  4. Nightmare of Ecstasy: The Life and Art of Edward D. Wood, Jr. Rudolph Grey, 1994