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He began his acting career probably in 1901 or 1902. His earliest known performances are from provincial theaters in the 1903–1904 season, playing small roles in several plays and operettas. He went on to Shakespeare plays and other major roles. Moving to Budapest in 1911, he played dozens of roles with the National Theater of Hungary in the period 1913–1919. Although Lugosi would later claim that he "became the leading actor of Hungary's Royal National Theater", almost all his roles there were small or supporting parts.

During World War I, he served as an infantry lieutenant in the Austro-Hungarian Army from 1914 to 1916. There he rose to the rank of captain in the ski patrol and was awarded a medal equivalent to the Purple Heart for being wounded at the Russian front.

In 1917, Lugosi married Ilona Szmick. The couple divorced in 1920, reputedly over political differences with her parents.

Due to his activism in the actors union in Hungary during the time of the Hungarian Revolution of 1919, he was forced to flee his homeland.[2] He first went to Vienna, Austria, and then settled in Germany, where he continued acting. Eventually, he traveled to New Orleans as a crewman aboard a merchant ship.

Spanish :
Lugosi comenzó su carrera como actor en Europa, trabajando en distintas obras de Shakespeare. Sin embargo, se dio a conocer realmente con su papel de Conde Drácula en la adaptación cinematográfica de la clásica historia de vampiros de Bram Stoker llevada al cine por el director Tod Browning en 1931, el cual consiguió por su actuación en Broadway del mismo personaje.

Durante la Primera Guerra Mundial participó como teniente de infantería y tras la contienda formó parte activa en la izquierda de su país y fundó el sindicato de actores. En 1917 contrajo matrimonio con Ilona Szmik de quien se separaría en 1920.

Tuvo que exiliarse debido a su actividad política primero a Alemania en 1919 y posteriormente abandonó Europa y se marchó a los Estados Unidos. Allí recibió el papel de su vida, el del Conde Drácula, que interpretó primero en los teatros de Broadway y en diversas giras y que posteriormente llevó a la pantalla de la mano de Tod Browning en Drácula de 1931.

Description
He began his acting career probably in 1901 or 1902. His earliest known performances are from provincial theaters in the 1903–1904 season, playing small roles in several plays and operettas. He went on to Shakespeare plays and other major roles. Moving to Budapest in 1911, he played dozens of roles with the National Theater of Hungary in the period 1913–1919. Although Lugosi would later claim that he "became the leading actor of Hungary's Royal National Theater", almost all his roles there were small or supporting parts.

During World War I, he served as an infantry lieutenant in the Austro-Hungarian Army from 1914 to 1916. There he rose to the rank of captain in the ski patrol and was awarded a medal equivalent to the Purple Heart for being wounded at the Russian front.

In 1917, Lugosi married Ilona Szmick. The couple divorced in 1920, reputedly over political differences with her parents.

Due to his activism in the actors union in Hungary during the time of the Hungarian Revolution of 1919, he was forced to flee his homeland.[2] He first went to Vienna, Austria, and then settled in Germany, where he continued acting. Eventually, he traveled to New Orleans as a crewman aboard a merchant ship.

Spanish :
Lugosi comenzó su carrera como actor en Europa, trabajando en distintas obras de Shakespeare. Sin embargo, se dio a conocer realmente con su papel de Conde Drácula en la adaptación cinematográfica de la clásica historia de vampiros de Bram Stoker llevada al cine por el director Tod Browning en 1931, el cual consiguió por su actuación en Broadway del mismo personaje.

Durante la Primera Guerra Mundial participó como teniente de infantería y tras la contienda formó parte activa en la izquierda de su país y fundó el sindicato de actores. En 1917 contrajo matrimonio con Ilona Szmik de quien se separaría en 1920.

Tuvo que exiliarse debido a su actividad política primero a Alemania en 1919 y posteriormente abandonó Europa y se marchó a los Estados Unidos. Allí recibió el papel de su vida, el del Conde Drácula, que interpretó primero en los teatros de Broadway y en diversas giras y que posteriormente llevó a la pantalla de la mano de Tod Browning en Drácula de 1931.