fmofmpls:
Forgive me if this thread reads too morbid, but I find these files and photos fascinating. I'll let the pictures do the talking.
RIP dear prince.
Tom Smith Monsternut:
I don't see Boris's signature in that book . He was supposted to be there wasn't he ?
Tom
typhooforme:
A thread like no other.
I'm not familiar with Boris being there--I could be better-read-up on my Bela history-- Any details anyone can add? I know the big Gary Don Rhodes book must have every scrap of info.....
Illoman:
This was one of those famous urban myths: Karloff supposedly looked down at Bela in his casket and said something to the effect of "Come now, Bela. You aren't really dead" or some such nonsense. Truth was Boris wasn't at the funeral. There was a really poor bio of Bela that came out a while back, and it perpetuated this myth.
The only star name I found on that guest book was Tor Johnson's.
Mike
fmofmpls:
There was a wonderful, and very much fabricated story at the time about Boris showing up at Bela's funeral, approaching the casket and saying something to the effect of "come now Bela .. get up out of there old friend .. you have guests". This story has been told over and over, and while it makes for a very touching story, it is 100% false. The truth is that Boris was overseas at the time of Bela's funeral and was therefore never able to attend Bela's funeral.