John Carradine was born Richmond Reed Carradine in New York City, the son of Genevieve Winifred (Richmond), a surgeon, and William Reed Carradine, a correspondent for the Associated Press.[1] He originally planned a career as a painter and sculptor. He began his career in show business as a Shakespearean dramatic actor and made his cinematic debut in 1930 under the name Peter Richmond. He adopted the stage name "John Carradine" in 1935, and legally took the name as his own two years later.
Carradine's four sons all became actors: David Carradine, Robert Carradine, Keith Carradine and Bruce Carradine. David's show, Kung Fu, featured his father John and half-brother Robert in the episode Dark Angel. John would appear as the same character, the Reverend Serenity Johnson, in two more episodes: The Nature of Evil and Ambush.
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HOUSE OF DRACULA is one of those movies that I never get tired of watching. While John Carradine had the daunting task of trying to replace the great Bela Lugosi as Count Dracula, he did a more than admirable job.
Your painting - with its choice of Earth colors and lighting - makes John appear to be almost as menacing (but not quite) as Bela!!
Your other painting (sorry - I am not familiar with the film) is like a perfect reproduction of the kind of Lobby Cards one used to be able to find in the old movie theaters back in the 1920's and 30's.
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