Four Decades A Star
I'm sure there have been scores on Boris Karloff, but just for the heck of it, and without making any invidious comparisons: Karloff was the king of horror, ruled the genre, enjoyed a four decade run...
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<< Here’s an interesting little thing about Karloff that’s indicative of the kind of person he was: We were in my car one day and I was taking him to a soundstage or somewhere like that, and he...
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I think it also shows the mettle of the man, that my generation grieved as if "Dear Boris" was a blood relative. He was, quite literally, in our homes, with THE GRINCH and "MOTHER MUFFIN". I still...
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Boris had a great sense of humor. His one liners are priceless.
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<< "Jo,” he said, “how many actors do you know, who have made as many bad movies as I have, and are still working?”>> Doesn't any actor who is in the business long enough make their share...
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Thanks all, for responding. Great story, Tom. I agree, Elisabeth, that Boris seemed almost like a member of the family for some of us, and a benign one, too, despite his image. The man's innate...
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That's a nice artilcle, davighry. It was a good read and showed Karloff's tremendous versatilty. While I think it's fair to say Karloff was good in creepy roles, few praised his dramatic abiliities in...
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TomWeaver999 wrote: << Here’s an interesting little thing about Karloff that’s indicative of the kind of person he was: We were in my car one day and I was taking him to a soundstage or...
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I thought I pretty much knew Karloff's filmography by heart, but I was just looking at his page on IMDb (for other purposes), when I spotted this:http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3711568/combinedUPGREEN --...
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A little googling and I couldn't find much more. UPGREEN - AND AT 'EM was broadcast by the BBC on Monday, 6/06/60 at 8 p.m. Karloff played "Butler." Don't know if that's a job or a character name....
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You're a better Googler than I am, Ryan. I found…huh…NOTHING! I'm gonna dip into my dozen or so Karloff books and see if there's even a passing mention. But, once upon a time, I did read all those...
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Okay, I found my own answer. It's in Stephen Jacobs' Boris Karloff: More than a Monster. The book is pretty much the final word on Karloff's career and life. A truly wonderful book and one which I...
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I'd wondered about buying that book and now I'm sold on it. Make sure to collect your percentage from Jacobs, Rick.
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