Biography+of+Author

BRAM STOKER




 * -Abraham Stoker was born in Dublin, Ireland on November 8, 1847.**
 * -He was the 3rd of 7 children**
 * -His mother told him a lot of horror stories growing up, which later influenced his writings.**
 * -He graduated from Trinity College Dublin with a degree in mathematics.**
 * -Became a theatre critic for the //Dublin Evening Mail.//**
 * -During his time as a civil servant, Stoker wrote his first book titled 'The Duties of Clerks of Petty Sessions in Ireland,' which was published in 1879**
 * -During his time as the business manager of the infamous Lyceum Theatre in London, Stoker added to his income by writing an assortment of sensational novels, one of which would later become the tale of Dracula.**
 * -Stoker visited the United States and got a chance to visit the White House on two different occasions He also got the chance to have conversations with William McKinley and Teddy Roosevelt.**
 * -Stoker married Florence Balcombe, an aspiring actress in 1878.**
 * -Bram had a son, who was named Irving Noel Thornley Stoker.**
 * -After suffering more than one stroke, he died on April 20, 1912 at the age of 64 in London. His body was cremated and his ashes are placed on display at Golders Green Crematorium.**



Dracula  -The Dead Un-Dead was one of Stoker's original titles for Dracula up until a few weeks before publication.

-First edition published by Westminster, Archibald Constable and Company in London in 1897.

- The first film adaptation of the novel //Dracula// was //Nosferatu//. Stoker’s wife sued the filmmakers, claiming she had not been asked for permission or paid royalties.

=** Other facts about Dracula **=


 * -Even though Dracula: Un-Dead is the acclaimed official sequel to Dracula, it really has nothing to with the actual character named Dracula. It is about Johnathan Harker's son, Quincy, who is in a play about his parents encounter with Dracula. This "so called sequel" is written by Bram Stoker's great grand-nephew Dacre Stoker, with the assistance of Ian holt. **