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Peter Cushing - The Great Gentleman of Horror
Why do we have so much love & care for our favorite actors in cinema?
In celluloid media I think it's actually in the process of viewing beautiful films of a certain actor(s). After watching some great performances that we liked so much that we developed an emotional bond with them intentionally or not. But when the business is to frighten the audience in an uncanny & shivering tale things get bit challenging for an actor. But there were some masters who entertained the genre fans all over the world for years, kept us always wanting to see more of their films and on a day when nothing goes right, we sit down & watch one of their films was like visiting an old friend and that always feels comforting and blissful. Peter Cushing is undoubtedly one of those kind of legends in horror cinema and today, on his 98th birthday we...HDC, a small but great community of fans likes to thank & salute him for the numerous hours of entertainment he given to us in a career that spanned well over fifty years, from the irrepressible Baron Frankenstein, the tireless Van Helsing, the quick-witted Sherlcok Holmes and the sympathetic Arthur Grimsdyke, any fan is sure to find some character that they can identify with and love immensely. "That character of his always shined through in all of his movies. No matter how mean they were supposed to be, you always felt that underneath the makeup or acting was a real Santa Claus character. That's certainly true of Peter Cushing." Forrest J Ackerman. Though I'm sure we all more or less know about him well but just for a little tribute let's take a glimpse in the life & works of this great legend of Horror cinema: Quote:
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Cushing as Hammer's Frankenstein:
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Cushing as Dr. Van Helsing in Hammer's Dracula:
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Cushing as Sherlock Holmes:
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Grew up watching Lee & Cushing. Another actor who never gave a bad performance. Let's not forget his turn as Dr. Who!
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Cushing in Other Hammer Films:
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Thank you for this, Roshiq. Obviously, one of my favorite actors.
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Cushing in Non-Hammer Studios work:
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Notable quotes of Cushing:
"As for that old blood-sucker Dracula, whatever I did to get rid of him, he would keep turning up again, like a bad penny. There was no stopping him - a glutton for punishment as well as gore." "If I played Hamlet, they'd call it a horror film." "You have to have a sense of humor, darling, to be alive. Even a bit mad. It helps to be mad." "People look at me as if I were some sort of monster, but I can't think why. In my macabre pictures, I have either been a monster-maker or a monster-destroyer, but never a monster. Actually, I'm a gentle fellow. Never harmed a fly. I love animals, and when I'm in the country I'm a keen bird-watcher." - ABC Film Review (Nov 1964) "You cannot make a film like this without integrity. To make the audiences believe in you, you must believe utterly in what you are doing." - (1972) "It gives me the most wonderful feeling. These dear people love me so much and want to see me. The astonishing thing is that when I made the "Frankenstein" and "Dracula" movies almost 30 years ago the young audiences who see me now weren't even born yet. A new generation has grown up with my films. And the original audiences are still able to see me in new pictures. So, as long as these films are made I will have a life in this business -- for which I'm eternally grateful." (from a 1985 "Starlog" interview) "When Helen passed on six years ago I lost the only joy in life that I ever wanted. She was my whole life and without her there is no meaning. I am simply killing time, so to speak, until that wonderful day when we are together again." Sir, wherever you are...we believe once again you're having a wonderful time with your beloved wife in the eternal life of happiness. We miss you greatly but you'll always have a special place in our heart as well as in our limitless world of imagination & great creativity.
Happy Birthday, Sir! ---------------^^^------------------
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