85 years ago a great movie star was born, I'm talking of the superb Christopher Lee of course!
This British actor was born in 1922 in London. After attending Wellington College from age 14 to 17, Lee worked as an office clerk in a couple of London shipping companies until 1941 when he enlisted in the RAF during World War II. Following his release from military service, Lee joined the Rank Organisation in 1947, training as an actor in their "Charm School" and playing a number of bit parts in such films as Corridor of Mirrors (1948).
Lee had numerous parts in film and television throughout the 1950s but didn't achieve stardom until his association with Hammer Film Productions, which started with The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), Dracula (1958), The Mummy (1959), and The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959), all co-starring Peter Cushing. Lee continued his role as "Dracula" in a number of Hammer sequels throughout the 1960s and into the early 1970s. During this time, he also made numerous appearances as Fu Manchu. With his own production company, Charlemagne Productions, Ltd., Lee made Nothing But the Night (1972) and To the Devil a Daughter (1976). By the mid-1970s, Lee was tiring of his horror image and tried to widen his appeal by participating in several mainstream films, such as The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970), The Three Musketeers (1973), The Four Musketeers (1974), and the James Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun (1974).
The success of these films prompted him in the late 1970s to move to Hollywood, where he remained a busy actor but made mostly unremarkable film and television appearances, and eventually moved back to England. Lee's career was revitalized in the early 2000s by his appearances in two blockbuster film franchises: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) (as Saruman the White) and Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) (as Count Dooku). In 2001, he was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in recognition of his contributions to the film and television industries.
Well, let's thank the IMDB for this biography *blushes*. Mr Lee has always been one of my
favourite actors, I was a fan since I first saw one of his Dracula movies (black and white yeah!). It's amazing to see how such a brilliant actor has made so many different movies that I really like (Lord of the Rings or any Fu-Manchu movie), and he's even become better in acting with age!but thats only a personal oppinion I guess.
Something that Mr.Lee and I have in common (that i know of!) is the birthday...so here I am, a year older, and trying to see if i got any wrinkle last night.
I'd like to thank all the people that has wished me a happy birthday, for doing so, and I would also like to repeat, as I did in the headline: Happy Birthday Mr. Christopher Lee!!
This British actor was born in 1922 in London. After attending Wellington College from age 14 to 17, Lee worked as an office clerk in a couple of London shipping companies until 1941 when he enlisted in the RAF during World War II. Following his release from military service, Lee joined the Rank Organisation in 1947, training as an actor in their "Charm School" and playing a number of bit parts in such films as Corridor of Mirrors (1948).
Lee had numerous parts in film and television throughout the 1950s but didn't achieve stardom until his association with Hammer Film Productions, which started with The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), Dracula (1958), The Mummy (1959), and The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959), all co-starring Peter Cushing. Lee continued his role as "Dracula" in a number of Hammer sequels throughout the 1960s and into the early 1970s. During this time, he also made numerous appearances as Fu Manchu. With his own production company, Charlemagne Productions, Ltd., Lee made Nothing But the Night (1972) and To the Devil a Daughter (1976). By the mid-1970s, Lee was tiring of his horror image and tried to widen his appeal by participating in several mainstream films, such as The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970), The Three Musketeers (1973), The Four Musketeers (1974), and the James Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun (1974).
The success of these films prompted him in the late 1970s to move to Hollywood, where he remained a busy actor but made mostly unremarkable film and television appearances, and eventually moved back to England. Lee's career was revitalized in the early 2000s by his appearances in two blockbuster film franchises: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) (as Saruman the White) and Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) (as Count Dooku). In 2001, he was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in recognition of his contributions to the film and television industries.
Well, let's thank the IMDB for this biography *blushes*. Mr Lee has always been one of my
favourite actors, I was a fan since I first saw one of his Dracula movies (black and white yeah!). It's amazing to see how such a brilliant actor has made so many different movies that I really like (Lord of the Rings or any Fu-Manchu movie), and he's even become better in acting with age!but thats only a personal oppinion I guess.Something that Mr.Lee and I have in common (that i know of!) is the birthday...so here I am, a year older, and trying to see if i got any wrinkle last night.
I'd like to thank all the people that has wished me a happy birthday, for doing so, and I would also like to repeat, as I did in the headline: Happy Birthday Mr. Christopher Lee!!
keep tuned!
2 comments:
tia! q no entiendo nada! este idioma no es mi fuerte! pon subtítulos!
Not only one of the best actors of all time, but also the most impressive voice all over the world!
Cuiva nwalca Carnirasse; Nai yarvaxea rasselya; taltuva notto-carinnar!
(Wake up cruel Redhorn! May your bloodstained horn fall upon enemy heads!)
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