Death of a horror legend.
I think most people who enjoy horror may
have heard the name “Christopher Lee” casually mentioned, but those of us who
LOVE horror know exactly who he was. Of course he was an amazing actor and I
would love to list a few things about Christopher Lee that many fans may already
know and some that you may not.
I don’t want to start this blog in a
somber tone, though it is very sad that Christopher Lee past away, he did live
a long an amazing life. To survive to the ripe age of 93 in today’s world is
actually rather an amazing achievement. Famous for many characters he played on
screen such as; Dracula, Dr. Pierre Gerrard, The Mummy, Paul Allen, King Lico,
Sherlock Holmes, Franklyn Marsh, Fu Manchu, Lord Summerisle, Scaramanga. His
list of movies go on and on and needless to say he literally shone and stood
out above everyone else, but then his 6 foot 5 inch height may have contributed
to that.
When Christopher finished his services
in the RAF (Royal Air Force) he had decisions that needed to be made about his
future. He was offered the chance to go teach everything her learned in a
school but he just could do this and therefore opted out of that. He was told
acting would be great for him to pursue and referred to an agent who stated he
was not the right look, but on another recommendation was suggested to go see a
gentleman called David Henley whom immediately signed him to a seven year
contract and so the legend of Sir Christopher Lee begins. With a list of TV and
Movie credits reaching over 268 starting from 1946 when he was just 24 years
old is a staggering amazement.
Christopher Lee was a mortal man that
will be remember as a legend and rightfully so, his commitment to his chosen
career has allowed us his fans to enjoy his work until we pass and his loyalty
to his country made him a hero. So with this all being said “Sir Christopher
Lee, you sir were a true English gentleman and a man whom set a standard for
the generations that followed”
Some fast facts about the man and
legend;
He spoke 5 languages (English, Italian,
French, Spanish and German) Moderately proficient in Swedish, Russian and Greek
and being conversational in Mandarin Chinese.
On 16th of June 2001
Christopher was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
2011 He was awarded the Bram Stoker Gold
Medal by the Trinity College Philosophical Society
Christopher met his wife in 1960 and
married in 1961
He was an actor, singer, author and
narrator
Lee put his voice to video games,
commercial adverts and hosted Mystry Theatre a radio show
Won Spirit of the Metal Award in 2010
Was part of the most iconic 4 horror
actors throughout the 50’s though 70’s the other three were all key players in
my own childhood obsessing over there movies. (Vincent Price, Peter Cushing and
John Carradine)
