Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Count Dracula is a fictional character, but that hasn't stopped him from becoming the most famous Romanian that never lived. But he is at least partially based on a real historical figure, Vlad the Impaler. Correspondent Morley Safer traveled to Transylvania in search of Dracula. While there he found out why Romania is counting on the Count for tourist dollars.
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- Horror icon Bela Lugosi was buried in his Dracula cape.
- Bram Stroker published "Dracula" in 1897. The book has been translated into 44 languages.
- Dracula has been the subject of more than 250 movies.
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