"The Monster was the best friend I ever had. I'd been in Hollywood for ten years and no one had heard of me except my creditors. Then in 1931 I played the monster and a career was born. I'm truly indebted to the old Ghoul."
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As quoted in "Boris Karloff Comes Into His Own for Halloween" by Vernon Scott (U.P. Hollywood correspondent), Contra Costa Gazette (October 31, 1957), p. 6
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Boris Karloff
William Henry Pratt (23 November 1887 – 2 February 1969) better known by his stage name Boris Karloff, was an English actor.
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