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Christopher Lee : A career article in Cinefantastique (Fall 1973) vol.3 iss.1 p.4-23
Author: Parish, James Robert ; Pitts, Michael R. PhysDes: ArticleSubject: LEE, CHRISTOPHER ; ALIAS JOHN PRESTON (UK, David MacDonald, 1955) ; LA CRIPTA E L'INCUBO (IT/SP, Camillo Mastrocinque, 1963) ; CORRIDOR OF MIRRORS (UK, Terence Young, 1947) ; CORRIDORS OF BLOOD (UK, Robert Day, 1958) ; CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN, THE (UK, Terence Fisher, 1957) Summary: Article focuses on the actor Christopher Lee who, although best known as Dracula, had a varied screen career. Parish and Pitts note that Lee performed more genre roles than any other actor in film history. The authors attempt to trace the progress and evolution of Lee's career, paying particular attention to his little-known, non-genre roles, using quotations from the actor's numerous published interviews over the years. Parish and Pitt also highlight that Lee's first horror film role was the psychological drama "Alias John Preston"
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LEE, CHRISTOPHER
Call No: PERSONALITY MICROFILM COLLECTION; PERSONALITY CLIPPINGS FILEPhysDes: ClippingsSubject: LEE, CHRISTOPHER
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The Lord Major declares 'Captain Invincible Day' in Australasian Cinema (Friday, 30/09/1983) vol.12 iss.18 p.7-8
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Nightmare movies : a critical history of the horror films, 1968-88 / Kim Newman London: Bloomsbury, 1988.
Call No: 735.2 NEWAuthor: Newman, Kim Edition: The new edPlace: LondonPublisher: BloomsburyPubDate: 1988PhysDes: xiii, 255 p. : ill. ; 25 cmSubject: CRITICISM ; HORROR FILMS ; ADAMSON, AL ; ANTONIONI, MICHELANGELO ; ALLEN, NANCY ; ARGENTO, DARIO ; BAVA, MARIO ; CAINE, MICHAEL ; CARPENTER, JOHN ; CARRADINE, JOHN ; COHEN, LARRY ; CRONENBERG, DAVID ; DE PALMA, BRIAN ; FULCI, LUCIO ; HARPER, JESSICA ; HITCHCOCK, ALFRED ; HOOPER, TOBE ; KING, STEPHEN ; LEE, CHRISTOPHER ; LEWIS, HERSCHELL GORDON ; LYNCH, RICHARD ; LUCAS, GEORGE ; Perkins, Anthony ; PLEASENCE, DONALD ; ROMERO, GEORGE ; WARHOL, ANDY ; WATERS, JOHN (US) ; ALIEN (UK, Ridley Scott, 1979) ; ALONE IN THE DARK (US, Jack Sholder, 1982) ; AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON, AN (UK, John Landis, 1981) ; AMITYVILLE II: THE POSSESSION (US, Damiano Damiani, 1982) ; APOCALYPSE NOW (US, Francis Ford Coppola, 1979) ; ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 (US, Jean-Francois Richet, 2005) ; CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (US, Steven Spielberg, 1977) ; COMPANY OF WOLVES, THE (UK, Neil Jordan, 1984) ; DAY OF THE WOMAN (US, Meir Zarchi, 1978) ; HALLOWEEN (US, John Carpenter, 1978) ; JAWS (US, Steven Spielberg, 1975) ; LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT (US, Wes Craven, 1972) ; LOST BOYS, THE (US, Joel Schumacher, 1987) ; NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (US, Tom Savini, 1990) ; ROSEMARY'S BABY (US, Roman Polanski, 1968) ; ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW, THE (UK, Jim Sharman, 1975) ; SHIVELS (CA, David Cronenberg, 1975) ; 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (US, Stanley Kubrick, 1968) ; THING, THE (US, John Carpenter, 1982) ; TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE, THE (US, Tobe Hooper, 1974) ; TWILIGHT ZONE, THE [TV] (US, 1959-64, 1985-88) ; THING, THE (US, John Carpenter, 1982) Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 216-217) and indexISBN: 0747502951
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[Return of Captain Invincible, the : stills file] / Bliss Swift Photographer
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Sacred monsters : behind the mask of the horror actor / Doug Bradley London: Titan, 1996.
Call No: 735.2 BRAAuthor: Bradley, Doug Edition: 1st edPlace: LondonPublisher: TitanPubDate: 1996PhysDes: 267 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 20 cmSubject: HORROR FILMS ; ACTORS ; MASKS IN FILMS ; EXPRESSIONISM ; MAKE-UP ; PRICE, VINCENT ; HOLLAND, CECIL ; CHANEY, LON ; CHANEY, LON, Jr. ; KARLOFF, BORIS ; MARCH, FREDRIC ; LAUGHTON, CHARLES ; MARAIS, JEAN ; LEE, CHRISTOPHER ; HODDER, KANE ; BRADLEY, DOUG ; HANSEN, GUNNAR ; FRIDAY THE 13TH [...] (US, 1980-) ; HELLRAISER [...] (UK/US, 1987-) ; TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE [...] (US, 1974-) ; NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET, A [...] (US, 1984 - ) Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index; MonstersISBN: 1852867051 (pbk.)LON: 13337427
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