Although we have been expecting his passing for a long time it is still quite sad to say goodbye to such a towering cinema presence. He was all the things listed above and much more. We are better for having had you around to entertain us.
My first memory of ANY horror film was seeing 1958's "Horror of Dracula" on TV sometime in the late '60s... That incredible ending absolutely blew my 7-year old mind! Made me a fan for life.
Sir Christopher Lee was an amazing artist whose work -- fortunately for us -- is truly immortal.
Horror of Dracula was the first thing I saw him in too. He was the last horror legend we had left. It's a good thing he was in so many fantastic films and EC covered many.
I think the first thing I saw him in was either DRACULA HAS RISEN FROM THE GRAVE or THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN. Firm memories of this are lost to the mists of time.
The man was a cult/genre cinema GOD.
ReplyDeleteMy first memory of ANY horror film was seeing 1958's "Horror of Dracula" on TV sometime in the late '60s... That incredible ending absolutely blew my 7-year old mind! Made me a fan for life.
Sir Christopher Lee was an amazing artist whose work -- fortunately for us -- is truly immortal.
Horror of Dracula was the first thing I saw him in too. He was the last horror legend we had left. It's a good thing he was in so many fantastic films and EC covered many.
ReplyDeleteI think the first thing I saw him in was either DRACULA HAS RISEN FROM THE GRAVE or THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN. Firm memories of this are lost to the mists of time.
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