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    Dracula is a stage play written by the Irish actor and

    playwright Hamilton Deane in 1924, then revised by the American


    writer John L. Balderin 1927. It was the first authorized adaptation of
    Bram Stokers 1897 novel Dracula. After touring in England, the
    original version of the play appeared at London's Little Theatre in
    July 1927, where it was seen by the American producer Horace
    Liveright. Liveright asked Balderston to revise the play for
    a Broadway production that opened at the Fulton Theatre in October
    1927. This production starred Bela Lugosi in his first major English-
    speaking role.

    Bram Stoker's Dracula is a 1992 American horror film directed and


    produced by Francis Ford Coppola, based on the 1897
    novel Dracula by Bram Stoker.[4][5][6] It stars Gary Oldman as Count
    Dracula, Winona Ryder as Mina Harker, Anthony
    Hopkins as Professor Abraham Van Helsing, and Keanu
    Reeves as Jonathan Harker.
    Dracula was theatrically released in the United States on November
    13, 1992, to positive reviews, though Reeves' performance and
    English accent received criticism.
    The film opened at #1 in the United States, and grossed $215 million
    against a production budget of $40 million. It was nominated for
    four Academy Awards, of which it won three for Best Costume
    Design, Best Sound Editing and Best Makeup while also being
    nominated for Best Art Direction. Its score was composed
    by Wojciech Kilar and its closing credits theme "Love Song for a
    Vampire", written and performed by Annie Lennox, became an
    international success.

    8 Best Dracula Adaptations, According to IMDb


     7 Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) Image via Columbia
    Pictures. ...
     6 Dracula (1931) Image via Universal Pictures. ...

     5 Dracula (1958) ...

     4 Dracula (2020 TV series) ...


     3 Fright Night (1985) ...
     2 The Batman vs. ...
     1 Dracula (1979)

    The birth of Count Dracula and transylvannia in pop culture

    The character of Count Dracula from the 1897


    novel Dracula by Bram Stoker, has remained popular over the years,
    and many films have used the Count as a villain, while others have
    named him in their titles, such as Dracula's Daughter, The Brides of
    Dracula, and Zoltan, Hound of Dracula. Dracula has enjoyed
    enormous popularity since its publication and has spawned an
    extraordinary vampire subculture in the second half of the 20th
    century. More than 200 films have been made that feature Count
    Dracula, a number second only to Sherlock Holmes. At the center of
    this subculture is the legend of Transylvania, which has become
    almost synonymous with vampires.

    NB Stokers choice of Transylvania was used in order to bind with


    Romanian superstitions of the 19th century, which are repeatedly
    mentioned throughout the beginning of the novel.

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