"The Premature Burial," "The Masque of the Red Death," "The Curse of Frankenstein" and "Devil Girl from Mars" helped propel her to cult status and brought her fan mail even in her later years. Like other "scream queens" of the era, Court often relied on her cleavage and her ability to shriek in fear and die horrible deaths for her roles. While she had a substantial acting career both in England and on American TV, Court was perhaps best known for her work in such films as 1963's "The Raven." She co-starred with Price, Karloff and Peter Lorre in director Roger Corman's take on the classic Edgar Allan Poe poem.Ĭorman directed her in five movies. She was 82.Ĭourt died early Tuesday of a heart attack at her home near Lake Tahoe, daughter Sally Walsh said Wednesday.
An English woman's view of a life in Hollywood, 'Hazel Court - Horror Queen' is eagerly anticipated by Hazel's fans throughout the world.LOS ANGELES (AP) ? Hazel Court, an English actress who co-starred with the likes of Boris Karloff and Vincent Price in popular horror movies of the 1950s and '60s, has died. Hazel provides intimate portraits of Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Vincent Price, Boris Karloff, Peter Lorre and Jack Nicholson, as well as her late husband, actor/director Don Taylor. This is her autobiography, in which she traces her career from being a 'Gainsborough Girl' through to her current status as internationally recognised sculptor and author.
She has been described as the 'Ultimate Scream Queen'. However, she is best known for her work in horror films, starting with Hammer in the 1950's and going on to work with Roger Corman in Hollywood. << HAZEL COURT - HORROR QUEEN : An Autobiography International star Hazel Court has starred in countless films, both in England and the United States. Her autobio, which she worked on for umpteen years - it's still not available, correct? When I later saw her scheduled to appear at another show, I had another set printed up with the intention of giving them to her-and then she canceled and I never got the chance. When I presented them to her she was astonished by the quality. I had a couple of color stills from THE RAVEN printed up from the original transparencies for her to sign: one portrait of her, one shot of her with Karloff. I got to meet her briefly at a TWILIGHT ZONE-themed convention. Then the higher-ups in Marketing pulled the plug on the commentary, deciding that the featurettes (which had been done a little while earlier) were enough. So the DVD producer reluctantly agreed to do it if Corman would agree. You know that alone Roger will run out of steam and start repeating the same old anecdotes he's told many times having a second person there will liven it up. Finally, for THE RAVEN, I made one more pitch: Look, this is our last chance, do a commentary with Roger Corman and Hazel Court.
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When the Midnite Movie DVDs started I was always suggesting that she be interviewed for the three Poe films she appeared in, but MGM's in-house producer only cared about Corman and Matheson. When I moved to California she was one of the first horror/sci-fi personalties I ever got to see in person, when she appeared at a screening of CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN.
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