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Bela Lugosi is frequently identified as Dracula, thanks to starring in the 1931 horror film. He became a sensation instantly. But as fast as his money came, it also went away just as quickly.
Thanks to his drug and alcohol problem, Lugosi blew his money swiftly. And Hollywood didn’t help after producers relegated him to horror films. He never could match his Dracula success, and that made things worse. He died with $1,900 in the bank.
