Dwight Frye (born Dwight Iliff Fry) as R.M. Renfield in Dracula (1931)
Dwight Frye (born Feb 22 1899, died Nov 7 1943) is most well-known for playing R.M. Renfield, Dracula's insect-eating servant, in Dracula (1931). The same year, he took on his other most well-known role; Fritz, Dr. Frankenstein's hunchbacked assistant, in Frankenstein (1931). Frye's career and life was cut short as he unfortunately passed away at the age of 44 due to a heart attack on a bus, a few days prior to beginning filming for the 1944 biopic Wilson.
Fun facts:
Frye was from Salina, Kansas, and was a Broadway actor prior to acting in movies. His career spanned from 1917 to his death in 1943.
American rock band Alice Cooper wrote and recorded a tribute track to Frye called The Ballad of Dwight Fry (the last "e" being intentionally dropped).
A biography, Dwight Frye's Last Laugh, was published in 1997 and was authorised by Frye's son Dwight D. Frye. It talks about his early work, Broadway career, and eventual typecasting in film.
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Hedy Kiesler (Lamarr) as Sisi for a play at Theater an der Wien, 1933
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📚 QUEERBOOK 2024 is hereee! We made a book by and for LGBTQ+ youth! 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
Last year, we asked LGBTQ+ youth: what's your idea of a "queer utopia?"
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My favorite bit is when The Doctor says smthn akin to "I was so young then," and it's a flashback to a previous actor who is visibly older than the current one
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Con O'Neill constantly having an Instagram story of 70% horny Izzy fanart is endlessly funny to me. Misha Collins could never. Jackles is screaming crying throwing up.
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"When Joan Crawford steps out these summer evenings, she wears a knee-length white fox coat with built-out shoulders. Notice the novel sleeve trimming with the fur in spiral effect—and that jeweled hair butterfly ornament."
Modern Screen Magazine, September 1939.
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hey reblog this if your blog will be safe for those who will celebrate jk rowlings eventual death without a hint of remorse
block me if not :)
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