#CHRISTOPHERLEESATURDAYS!
Here's one straight off the contact sheet, requested by Rich Santos!
Christopher Lee in 'Dracula Has Risen From The Grave' (1968) From a
colour contact sheet with many similar poses...this is one from the
session, that you don't see that often.
#CHRISTOPHERLEESATURDAYS : HERE ARE three images from a photo session that Veronica Carlson did, with a photographer, whose name escapes me at the mo! It has long be thought that these unusual photographs were taken specifically for publicity on 'Dracula Has Risen From The Grave'. However, Veronica Carlson has recently revealed that that photo session was set up, between her and the photographer, it was only when the press office at #HAMMERFILMS saw them, they thought they were terrific and just what was needed to spice up the interest in their latest #CHRISTOPHERLEE ' #DRACULA release . . . so now you know!
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The
Peter Cushing Appreciation Society website, facebook fan page and
youtube channel are managed, edited and written by Marcus Brooks, PCAS
coordinator since 1979. PCAS is based in the UK and USA.
TODAY IS A VERY SPECIAL DAY... Peter Wilton Cushing was born today, May
26th 1913.... Please join us in celebrating, leaving your comments and
sharing our posts, to mark this very special day and help us to . . .
keep the memory alive!
PETER CUSHING ON HIS 80TH BIRTHDAY!
WE ARE SO LUCKY that Peter Cushing has left us such a large and varied
body of work, from his appearances on TV, his writing and of course his
film work. And if that wasn't enough, the spirit of the man still echos
in everything we do here. When alive,
Peter Cushing was so loved and respected. His acts of kindness are still
remembered by many who met, worked and knew him. They continue to
comment, write and share their stories here at our internet platforms.
And editing our content here, is a real joy, when it's always received
in the spirit of a man who made so many people happy, and left such an
impression on everyone he met.
THE CGI TARKIN that appeared in 'ROGUE ONE : A Star Wars Story' created
so much interest in Peter's performance as Grand Moff Tarkin in 'Star
Wars: A New Hope' and his many other roles on the small and big screen.
Over the weeks, huge amount of column inches written about those Tarkin
scenes, which helped push Peter Cushing back into the public arena...not
that he ever went away! The fact that the name PETER CUSHING, was
trending for several days at the beginning of the year, did his career
and our society, no harm at all! But the fact remains, with or without
high profile exposure,on a day to day basis, it's no hardship, promoting
and remembering a gentleman, who is still so dearly loved..who always
gets a positive reaction. The fact that his name always gets a smile
when mentioned is part of legacy. So, lets blow out the candles, raise a
glass, celebrate and remember the smiles AND the frights!..... HAPPY
BIRTHDAY, PETER CUSHING
FOR SOME THIS may sound like a corny sentiment, but it's TRUE... this new total is all down to YOU! And the collective YOU is everyone who clicks on our page DAILY, to our friends out there who send us photographs, cuttings, heads up on screenings, television schedules, conventions, signing events, and dvd and Blu Ray releases. I have to include the guys at Warner Brothers, Twilight Time, Blue Underground and Final Cut, for their continued support and sponsorship of our prize competitions. To Mr Donald Fearney for copies of his terrific Amicus Films Vault of Horror documentary too! I have to thank Nick Digilio and his team at WGN Radio for supporting us and inviting me onto the show. Every interview is a blast, and meeting such a mega Peter Cushing fan provides a lot of fun on the air! Thank you, Nick! So many to thank who help to make your Peter Cushing Appreciation Society Page, the success that it is.
AND FINALLY, NONE OF THIS would be possible either without the help of my indispensable man behind the scenes, Jamie Somerville..who works very hard in keeping things on track, before and after my relocating to the USA a few weeks ago! His attention to detail is second to none, his eye for a good post, is invaluable. Without Jamie, the PCAS accounts, would simply not be here! So, MANY thanks Jamie. So, here is to the next MILESTONE and to all the fun we'll have on the way! -Many, many thanks again, Marcus Brooks
#HAMMERFILMSSATURDAY: ANYONE who knows anything about Christopher Lee will already familiar with this story of how Dracula SAVED Universal Studio's from losing their shirt and just about everything else in the lot! I think Lee's £750 salary was only £200 MORE than the fee he was paid for 'The Curse of Frankenstein'!
PETER CUSHING AT HIS SURPRISE 80TH BIRTHDAY PARTY! IF YOU LIKE what you see here at our website, you'll love our daily themed posts at our PCAS FACEBOOK FAN PAGE. Just click that blue LINK and click LIKE when you get there, and help us reach our 30K following total for Peter Cushing BIRTHDAY on MAY 26th 2017 AND Help Keep The Memory Alive!
YOU CAN FIND OUR FACEBOOK FAN PAGE : HERE AND OUR PCAS YOUTUBE CHANNEL : HERE!
MANY, MANY THANKS to everyone who has joined our Peter Cushing Appreciation Society Facebook Fan Page in the last four weeks,
making it possible for PCAS to not only HIT the 25 THOUSAND followers
mark but, to FLY WAY PAST IT!! To be quite honest with you, I thought I
was seeing things, when I glanced at our total followers number. It's a
staggering amount of friends and followers for our little society! And
not since the Peter Cushing Appreciation Society was first founded in
1956...have so many friends belonged to this society. Peter would have been shocked I am sure!
WE KNOW FROM RECENT EMAILS and messages, PCAS has friends and
followers as far away as Moscow, many in Australia, a few thousand in
the UK, a huge amount in ALL the states of the USA, we get Hello's from
just about every country in Europe, Ireland, Scotland, New Zealand,
Brazil, Alaska and Canada.... To you ALL...... Thank you for your many
very kind words, comments and continued interest. To those who write our
fabulous features, those who send me photographs, cuttings and press
reports. The people with their eyes on PC film releases and the many
who I have have made friends with here over the past six years....
We
have recently move ALL our video clips, interviews, trailers and media
from the M.BROOKS youtube channel to our NEW PCASUK Youtube Channel. We
will no longer be updating posts at the M.Brooks channel. Why not give
the new channel a visit and maybe subscribe, so you don't miss a thing? HERE
IT'S ALWAYS A PLEASURE POSTING FOR YOU ALL and I hope to continue for quite some time yet. Here's to the NEXT big number...as Peter Cushing often said, it's time...'STEP OUT!'
PCAS FACEBOOK FAN PAGE HITS TWENTY THOUSAND MILESTONE!
Keeping The Memory Alive: Many, many thanks to all of you who have made
this wonderful milestone possible. For those who have been with us from
the beginning and those who joined today..THANK YOU for keeping the
memory of Peter Cushing his life and work, not just a memory, but a
living one, that you all take time to visit here and pay tribute and
have FUN too!. From us all again, TWENTY THOUSAND THANK YOUS!
Photograph: Peter Cushing even in his twilight years, could still give a scare...even if his tongue was firmly in his cheek ;)
In Memory of Peter Wilton Cushing 26th May 1913 - 11th August 1994:
Today we mark the 21st Anniversary of the day the Peter Cushing left
us. You may remember last year, being the 20th anniversary, we
celebrated his life and career with posts of memories and stories from
his friends and people from the industry who remembered him... it was
quite a day.
As a society, here at our website and our Peter Cushing Facebook Fan Page we mark the many birthdays and the sad news others passing, and also remembering those who worked with or knew Peter
Cushing. It's a sad day, but as always, we ask that the mood be one of
celebration...the celebration of a life well lived, of his career, his
professional achievements and of him being the most of gentle, of gentle
men.
Maybe
the most celebrated chase scene in Hammer film history... Peter Cushing
as Van Helsing and Christopher Lee as Count Dracula in 'Dracula' /
'Horror of Dracula' (1958 Director Terence Fisher)
