With props on my mind I've been looking at Dracula's ring.
With three famous fanged actors wearing it I wondered if they had the same one, namely John Carradine, Bela Lugosi and Christopher Lee, the original
Consulting the funny pages [the net], which is thick with Transylvanian finger jewelry, its clear I am but one of a myriad mortal souls interested in this very Carpathian conundrum.
The huge passion for and heavy presence of this ring online is such that fans, firms and aficionados have copied, cast and recreated it probably since the beginning of fandom for the films.
Perhaps the greatest horror collector ever, Forry J. Ackerman, discusses the original Universal Dracula ring in 1996, which he had in his possession.
So where is the original Dracula ring now?
Any ideas?
Dunno, but I always wanted the ring of Barnabas Collins!
ReplyDeleteOh wow, yes! Wonder where the prop went Baron?
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