TO ALL OUR FRIENDS, FOLLOWERS AND SUPPORTERS HAVE A GREAT THANKSGIVING TODAY!
#HAPPYBIRTHDAY #BORISKARLOFF
. .TODAY marks the 130th anniversary of Boris Karloff. Born William
Henry Pratt, in 36 Forest Hill Road, Camberwell, London, England . .
Karloff is for some the Crown King of Fantasy films, his portrayal of
Frankenstein's Monster, Imhotep in The Mummy, Fu Manchu..and MANY other
classic horror creations. Like Peter Cushing, Boris the actor and
family man couldn't have been further from the nasties he played on the
big and small screen. Karloff set the benchmark for many others to
follow, including other Universal films actors Chaney, Glen Strange, Lee
and Co... Happy Birthday Boris, your legacy is as influential as ever!
TOD
MORTEN has written in to ask, 'Did Peter Cushing ever work with Boris
Karloff?' Hello Todd and Welcome... no, it's a great shame that Peter
never got the opportunity to work with Boris Karloff, Christopher Lee,
yes...Peter sadly no. Here is a photograph
of Lee and Karloff on set during the making of The Curse of the Crimson
Altar', one of two films that Lee made with Karloff, the other being
Corridors of Blood in 1958. Interestingly, Curse of the Crimson Altar
was directed by Vernon Sewell who in the same year, 1968, also directed
Peter Cushing in the 'Blood Beast Terror'.
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