Lord of Misrule: The Autobiography of Christopher Lee

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Christopher Lee was born Christopher Frank Carandini Lee on 27 May 1922, in Belgravia, London, England, to British Army Officer Geoffrey Trollope Lee and his wife Contessa Estelle Marie (née Carandini di Sarzano). Shaffer had a series of conversations with Hardy, and the two decided that it would be fun to make a horror film centring on "old religion," in sharp contrast to the popular Hammer films of the day. He said in 2006, "I was cast in various roles in 16 of them and even appeared with Buster Keaton and it proved an excellent training ground. During the final assault on Monte Cassino, the squadron was based in San Angelo, and Lee was nearly killed when one of the planes crashed on takeoff, and he tripped over one of its live bombs. I do not know how long I am going to be around, so every day is a celebration, and I want to share it with my fans.

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Lee was reportedly one of Tim Burton’s favorite actors, and late in his career, Lee became a regular collaborator with Burton. He credited three films for making his name as an actor, A Tale of Two Cities (1958), in which he played the villainous marquis, and two horror films, The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), and Dracula (1958). The Armed Forces were sending veterans with an education in the Classics to teach at universities, but Lee felt his Latin was too rusty and didn't care for the strict curfews. In the early summer of 1939, while he was passing through Paris, a 17-year-old Lee found himself attending the execution of serial killer Eugen Weidmann by guillotine. His mother separated from Rose, and Lee had to get a job, his sister already working as a secretary for the Church of England Pensions Board.Lee was devastated, and the death of a fellow trainee from his former school, Summer Fields, only made him more despondent.

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By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. He provided the voice for the role of Ansem the Wise/ DiZ in video games including Kingdom Hearts II. Very few actors have lived a life even half as interesting as the roles they have played, but Christopher Lee is one of the few. However, he was so disgusted by the dialogue that he refused to speak a single word of it in the film.He also provided his voice for the English dub of Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday and in the animated versions of Soul Music and Wyrd Sisters. In particular, Lee provided audio readings of many works by Edgar Allen Poe, including The Raven, The Tell-Tale Heart, and The Black Cat. Christopher Carandini Lee was born in 1922, to an Italian countess (who was descended from Italian royalty) and a soon-gone British soldier.