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May 10, 2011
Obituaries
Dolores Fuller dies at 88; actress dated director Ed Wood
May 11, 2011
Years after starring in her boyfriend’s low-budget films ‘Glen or Glenda’ and ‘Jail Bait,’ Fuller became something of a cult icon. She also co-wrote several Elvis Presley movie songs, and founded a record company.
Movies
“Ed Wood,” Tim Burton’s delightful homage to the cross-dressing Grade Z movie-maker, ends with a brief written epilogue that describes the fate of this unique auteur.
Oct. 17, 1994
Entertainment & Arts
Burton’s Turnaround: Columbia Pictures has put director Tim Burton’s film “Ed Wood” into turnaround, meaning it is available to be picked up by another studio.
April 24, 1993
Conrad Brooks, whom the New York Times once called “the John Gielgud of B-movies,” stands in the center of the Nuart Theatre lobby beside a folding card table stacked with memorabilia.
Nov. 18, 1994
With the recent release of Tim Burton’s film “Ed Wood,” a celebration of the director of ‘50s B-horror flicks, video store owners have been showcasing his movies.
Oct. 21, 1994
In response to the Counterpunch “ ‘Wood’ Tarnishes a Good Man--Lugosi” (Oct. 24) by Lisa Mitchell: I respect and sympathize with Bela Lugosi Jr.’
Nov. 7, 1994
The photograph accompanying David Kronke’s article “A Bela and His Chihuahuas” (Calendar, Oct. 2) was a vivid reminder that, for all the lively entertainment of Tim Burton’s “Ed Wood,” the movie does Bela Lugosi a terrible disservice and highlights the shallowness of the research done on him.
Oct. 24, 1994
Forget the buzz and speculation heralding Martin Landau’s amazing portrayal of Bela Lugosi in Tim Burton’s eccentric biopic, “Ed Wood.”
Oct. 2, 1994