"cannibal, and one of them understands those cannibalistic instincts all too well."" Hannibal Lecter is parodied in the 2005 musical, ""SILENCE! The Musical"", with the character being originated by actor Brent Barrett. Thomas Harris has given few interviews and did not explain where he got inspiration for Hannibal Lecter until mid-2013. Harris revealed that the character was inspired by a real-life doctor and murderer he met while visiting a prison in the city of Monterrey during a trip to Mexico in the 1960s when he was a 23-year-old reporter. The doctor was serving a life sentence for murdering a young"
"said of Harris, ""All he is is a talent of the first rank."" Thomas Harris William Thomas Harris III (born September 22, 1940) is an American writer, best known for a series of suspense novels about his most famous character, Hannibal Lecter. All of his works have been made into films, the most notable being ""The Silence of the Lambs"", which became only the third film in Academy Award history to sweep the Oscars in major categories. Harris was born in Jackson, Tennessee, but moved as a child with his family to Rich, Mississippi. He was introverted and bookish in"
"According to James Fox, filmmaker Donald Cammell ""...looked upon violence as an artist might look on paint. [He asked:] What are its components? What's its nature? Its glamour?"" Thomas Harris created a fictional character called Hannibal Lecter, a cannibal and aesthete killer. In the films adapted from his work, ""The Silence of the Lambs"" (1991) and ""Hannibal"" (2001), directors Jonathan Demme and Ridley Scott, respectively intentionally generate excitement and anticipation when Lecter is about to kill (and eat) a victim. Lecter was portrayed by Anthony Hopkins. In David Lynch's ""Blue Velvet"" (1986), the villain of the film, Frank Booth, is"
"1970s. In 1981, Thomas Harris wrote ""Red Dragon"" as the first novel to introduce Dr. Hannibal Lecter. The character is said to be based on the real life Dr. Alfredo Balli Trevino. In 1988, Harris wrote the sequel, ""The Silence of the Lambs"". Early cinema was inspired by many aspects of horror literature, and early horror cinema started a strong tradition of horror films and subgenres based on horror fiction that continues to this day. Up until the graphic depictions of violence and gore on the screen commonly associated with the 1960s and 1970s slasher films and splatter films, comic"
"Hannibal (Leckie novel) Hannibal is a 1995 historical novel by Scottish writer Ross Leckie. The book relates the exploits of Hannibal's invasion of Rome beginning in 218 BC, narrated by the Carthaginian general in his retirement. It was the first of the ""Carthage"" trilogy, covering the Punic Wars. The novel received mixed reviews, mainly due to the extreme violence occasionally described in the narrative. Beginning with the general’s youth and a potted history of Carthage in an attempt to explain Hannibal’s hatred of Rome, the bulk of the story is confined to the invasion of Italy and the epic journey"
"performance. In 2003, Hannibal Lecter (as portrayed by Hopkins) was chosen by the American Film Institute as the greatest villain in American cinema. In June 2010, ""Entertainment Weekly"" named him one of the ""100 Greatest Characters of the Last 20 Years"". ""Red Dragon"" firmly states that Lecter does not fit any known psychological profile. In ""The Silence of the Lambs"", Lecter's keeper, Dr. Frederick Chilton, claims that Lecter is a ""pure sociopath"" (""pure psychopath"" in the film adaptation). In the novel ""Red Dragon"", protagonist Will Graham says that Lecter has no conscience and tortured animals as a child, but does"
"Lecter. Directed by Michael Mann, the film received mixed reviews and fared poorly at the box office. It has since developed a cult following. After Harris wrote a sequel to the novel, ""The Silence of the Lambs"" (1988), itself turned into a highly successful film in 1991, ""Red Dragon"" found a new readership. A second sequel, ""Hannibal"", was published in 1999 and adapted into a film in 2001. Both film sequels featured Anthony Hopkins in the role of Hannibal Lecter, for which he won an Oscar for Best Actor in 1991. Due to the success of the second and third"
"Freddy Lounds Freddy Lounds (or Fredricka ""Freddie"" Lounds) is a fictional character in the Hannibal Lecter series, created by author Thomas Harris. Lounds first appears in the 1981 novel ""Red Dragon"" as a foil to protagonist Will Graham. Lounds is ultimately murdered by the novel's primary antagonist, serial killer Francis Dolarhyde. Harris describes Lounds as ""lumpy and ugly and small"", with ""buck teeth"", and whose ""rat eyes had the sheen of spit on asphalt"". In terms of personality, Harris further describes Lounds as having ""the longing need to be noticed that is often miscalled ego"", sharpened by frustrated ambition: Resentful"
"As written by Bryan Fuller and played by Mads Mikkelsen, Hannibal Lecter, therapist-turned-cannibalistic-serial-killer-turned-crime consultant and possibly one of the greatest characters of 20th century popular literature, is just a big drag."" Verne Gay from ""Newsday"" gave the pilot a ""C+"" rating and wrote, ""And if Will is such a genius at reconstructing crime scenes, why can't he look into that sinister Lecter soul to see the crime scene going on in there? Everyone else in the audience can. ""Hannibal"" just feels like a waste of a big talent - Fuller's."" Vicki Hyman from ""The Star-Ledger"" gave the pilot a ""C"""
"in film and literature, sometimes incorporating a hybrid of traditional psychopaths from early film and late-19th century literature with the high-functioning behaviors detected in some serial killers. The psychiatrist and cannibalistic serial killer Dr. Hannibal Lecter, most notably portrayed by Anthony Hopkins in the Academy Award-winning 1991 film ""The Silence of the Lambs"", is perhaps the most infamous fictional psychopath of the 20th century. Lecter is intelligent and sophisticated (whereas psychopathy is generally associated with lower than average verbal intelligence), and his disarming charisma and wit disguise his true nature as a serial killer. He spends most of the film"
"needed to be part of our Hannibal Lecter story. Between Lynch and Kubrick, there's a lot of inspiration."" English actor Hugh Dancy was the first actor to be cast, taking on the lead role of FBI criminal profiler Will Graham, who seeks help from Lecter in profiling and capturing serial killers. In June 2012, Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen was cast as Lecter. Soon after this, actor Laurence Fishburne was cast as FBI Behavioral Sciences Unit commander Jack Crawford. Caroline Dhavernas was later cast as Dr. Alana Bloom, a former student of Hannibal Lecter, and Hettienne Park was cast as CSI"
"was ""Manhunter"" (based on ""Red Dragon"") which features Brian Cox as Lecter, spelled ""Lecktor"". In 1991, Anthony Hopkins won an Academy Award for his portrayal of the character in ""The Silence of the Lambs"". He would reprise the role in ""Hannibal"" in 2001 and in a second adaptation of ""Red Dragon"" made in 2002 under the original title. The NBC television series ""Hannibal"" debuted in 2013, and focuses on the development of the relationship between Lecter and Will Graham, an FBI profiler. In the series, Lecter is portrayed by Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen, who won a Saturn Award for his"
"the world-renowned company founded by Gaston Lenôtre, as of 2015, it had 37 stores in 8 countries. Also, former Fauchon pastry chefs Pierre Hermé, Dominique Ansel, and Christophe Adam each opened their own company competing with Fauchon in the pastry department. Pierre Hermé alone had 37 stores in 7 countries as of 2015. In Thomas Harris's book ""Hannibal"" (1999), the infamous fictional serial killer Hannibal Lecter, while on a flight from Europe to America, waits until everyone is asleep before producing a Fauchon food parcel of aromatic truffled pate de foie gras and Anatolian figs, as well as a half"
"The Silence of the Lambs (novel) The Silence of the Lambs is a novel by Thomas Harris. First published in 1988, it is the sequel to Harris' 1981 novel ""Red Dragon"". Both novels feature the cannibalistic serial killer Dr. Hannibal Lecter, this time pitted against FBI Special Agent Clarice Starling. Its film adaptation directed by Jonathan Demme was released in 1991 to box office success and critical acclaim. Clarice Starling, a young FBI trainee, is asked to carry out an errand by Jack Crawford, the head of the FBI division that draws up psychological profiles of serial killers. Starling is"
"L. Ron Hubbard Lafayette Ronald Hubbard ( ; March 13, 1911 – January 24, 1986), often referred to by his initials LRH, was an American author and the founder of the Church of Scientology. After establishing a career as a writer of science fiction and fantasy stories, in 1950 he published a ""branch of self-help psychology"" called Dianetics. Hubbard subsequently developed his ideas into a new religious movement that he called Scientology. Hubbard was cited by ""Smithsonian"" magazine as one of the 100 most significant Americans of all time. Born in Tilden, Nebraska in 1911, Hubbard spent much of his"
"Actor, Best Actress, and Best Screenplay. It stars Jodie Foster as Clarice Starling and Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter. In 2005, comedian-musicians Jon and Al Kaplan parodied the story, especially the film, in ""Silence! The Musical"". It premiered Off-Off-Broadway and has since had productions in London and Los Angeles. In 2012, the Los Angeles production won the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle awards for Score, Lead Performance, and Choreography. The Silence of the Lambs (novel) The Silence of the Lambs is a novel by Thomas Harris. First published in 1988, it is the sequel to Harris' 1981 novel ""Red Dragon""."
"Buffalo"" (1977), a western; the disaster movie ""Hurricane"" (1979); the remake of ""Flash Gordon"" (1980); David Lynch's ""Dune"" (1984); and ""King Kong Lives"" (1986). De Laurentiis also made several adaptations of Stephen King's works, including ""The Dead Zone"" (1983), ""Cat's Eye"" (1985), ""Silver Bullet"" (1985), and ""Maximum Overdrive"" (1986). De Laurentiis's company was involved with the horror sequels ""Halloween II"" (1981), ""Evil Dead II"" (1987) and ""Army of Darkness"" (1992). De Laurentiis also produced the first Hannibal Lecter film, ""Manhunter"" (1986), an adaptation of the Thomas Harris novel ""Red Dragon"". He passed on adapting the novels' sequel, ""The Silence of"
"and Diana Bonakis (married 1965 – divorced, 1968). He had had no children by either marriage. Leonard Cottrell died on 6 October 1974. Leonard Cottrell Leonard Eric Cottrell (21 May 1913 – 6 October 1974) was a British author and journalist. The majority of his books were popularisations of the archaeology of ancient Egypt. His book about the Carthaginian general, ""Hannibal: Enemy of Rome"", is notable in its preparation: Cottrell traveled the ostensible path Hannibal took across the Alps into the Po River valley and incorporated his personal findings with his research in the book's narrative. Leonard Cottrell was born"
"next project was the Hannibal Lecter series ""Hannibal"", which premiered on NBC in 2013, and renewed for a second season in 2014. Fuller had developed ""High Moon"" for Syfy, based on the book ""The Lotus Caves"", which filmed a pilot in late 2013, but was not given a series order. In July 2014, it was announced that Starz had acquired the airing rights to the novel ""American Gods"", and that Fuller, with producer Michael Green, would develop the novel into a television series. The show premiered April 30, 2017, to critical acclaim. The show was renewed for a second season,"
"Robert Ludlum Robert Ludlum (May 25, 1927 – March 12, 2001) was an American author of 27 thriller novels, best known as the creator of Jason Bourne from the original ""The Bourne Trilogy"" series. The number of copies of his books in print is estimated between 300 million and 500 million. They have been published in 33 languages and 40 countries. Ludlum also published books under the pseudonyms Jonathan Ryder and Michael Shepherd. Ludlum was born in New York City, the son of Margaret (née Wadsworth) and George Hartford Ludlum. His maternal grandparents were English. He was educated at The"
"as Robert Ford in the HBO sci-fi series ""Westworld"". Hopkins played Autobot ally Sir Edmund Burton in """", which was released in June 2017. Perhaps Hopkins' most famous role is as the cannibalistic serial killer Hannibal Lecter in ""The Silence of the Lambs"", for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1991, with Jodie Foster as Clarice Starling, who also won for Best Actress. The film won Best Picture, Best Director and Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, and Hopkins also picked up his first BAFTA for Best Actor. Hopkins reprised his role as Lecter twice; in"
"involvement. ""Hannibal Rising"" film producer Dino De Laurentiis said ""I say to Thomas, 'If you don't do [the prequel], I will do it with someone else... I don't want to lose this franchise. And the audience wants it...' He said, 'No. I'm sorry.' And I said, 'I ""will"" do it with somebody else.' And then he said, 'Let me think about it. I will come up with an idea.'"" Hannibal Rising Hannibal Rising is a novel by American author Thomas Harris, published in 2006. It is a prequel to his three previous books featuring his most famous character, the cannibalistic"
"Frederick Chilton Dr. Frederick Chilton is a fictional character appearing in Thomas Harris' novels ""Red Dragon"" and ""The Silence of the Lambs"". Chilton is first introduced in Harris' 1981 novel ""Red Dragon"" as the pompous, incompetent director of a sanitarium near Baltimore, Maryland, acting as the jailer for the cannibalistic serial killer Hannibal Lecter. When FBI profiler Will Graham goes to Lecter for advice on capturing another serial killer, Francis Dolarhyde, Chilton makes an unwelcome attempt to question Graham about Lecter's psyche. When Dolarhyde learns of Graham's visits with Lecter, the two killers attempt to correspond through the classifieds of"
"H. P. Lovecraft Howard Phillips Lovecraft (August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) was an American writer who achieved posthumous fame through his influential works of horror fiction. He was virtually unknown and published only in pulp magazines before he died in poverty, but he is now regarded as one of the most significant 20th-century authors of horror and weird fiction. Lovecraft was born in Providence, Rhode Island, where he spent most of his life. Among his most celebrated tales are ""The Rats in the Walls"", ""The Call of Cthulhu"", ""At the Mountains of Madness"", ""The Shadow over Innsmouth"", and"
"of Ludlum's works are published under the trademark Treadstone, which is held by ""The Executor Of The Robert Ludlum Estate"". Robert Ludlum Robert Ludlum (May 25, 1927 – March 12, 2001) was an American author of 27 thriller novels, best known as the creator of Jason Bourne from the original ""The Bourne Trilogy"" series. The number of copies of his books in print is estimated between 300 million and 500 million. They have been published in 33 languages and 40 countries. Ludlum also published books under the pseudonyms Jonathan Ryder and Michael Shepherd. Ludlum was born in New York City,"
"Minnesota. With the investigation weighing heavily on Graham, Crawford decides to have him supervised by forensic psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal Lecter. Initially, Lecter – who is secretly a cannibalistic serial killer – works to manipulate the FBI from within, but the bond he builds with Graham begin to threaten his longevity. Lecter is fascinated by Graham's ability to empathize with psychopathic murderers, and tries to push the boundaries of Graham's fragile sanity in order to turn him into a killer himself. NBC began developing a ""Hannibal"" series in 2011 and former head of drama Katie O'Connell brought in her long-time friend"
"Written works of L. Ron Hubbard Lafayette Ronald Hubbard (March 13, 1911 – January 24, 1986), better known as L. Ron Hubbard, was an American pulp fiction author. He wrote in a wide variety of genres, including science fiction, fantasy, adventure fiction, aviation, travel, mystery, western and romance. He is perhaps best known for his self-help book, the #1 New York Times bestseller Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health (first published in 1950), and as the founder of the Church of Scientology. L. Ron Hubbard was a prolific writer; according to the church, his written teachings make up approximately"
"Hannibal’s army took to reach its goal, including the voyage across the Straits of Gibraltar with his elephants on rafts, the far from easy passage through Spain and of course, the incredible feat of taking his entire army with their elephants over the Alps. The events described are often violent and sometimes quite horrific in their cruelty both on the journey and in the fighting which took place on Italian soil as Hannibal’s army sweeps through the Italian countryside seeking to out-manoeuvre his Roman opponents. Hannibal (Leckie novel) Hannibal is a 1995 historical novel by Scottish writer Ross Leckie. The"
"Ben Kane Ben Kane (born 1970) is a novelist, specialising in historical fiction. He is best known for The Forgotten Legion, Spartacus and Hannibal book series. Six of his eight novels have been Sunday Times bestsellers, and his books have been published in more than ten countries, including the USA, Italy, Spain, Greece, Russia and the Netherlands. In 2013, Kane and two friends walked the entire length of Hadrian's Wall for charity while wearing full Roman military kit, including hobnailed boots. They raised nearly £19,000 for Combat Stress and Medecins Sans Frontieres. In 2014, they walked again in Italy, raising"
"of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Heald played Shylock in Shakespeare's ""The Merchant of Venice"". Anthony Heald Philip Anthony Mair Heald (born August 25, 1944) is an American actor known for portraying Hannibal Lecter's jail nemesis, Dr. Frederick Chilton, in ""The Silence of the Lambs"" and ""Red Dragon"", and for playing assistant principal Scott Guber in David E. Kelley's ""Boston Public"". Heald also had a recurring role as Judge Cooper on Kelley's ""The Practice"" and ""Boston Legal"". Heald was born in New Rochelle, New York, the son of an editor. He graduated from Michigan State University in 1971. Heald has worked"
"..."" Demme stated his intention to be involved in the film adaptation of ""Hannibal"" in 1998, less than a year before the novel was published. Dino De Laurentiis produced Michael Mann's film ""Manhunter"" in 1986, based on Harris's 1981 novel ""Red Dragon"", featuring the first appearance of Hannibal Lecter, played by Brian Cox. De Laurentiis did not like Mann's film: """"Manhunter"" was no good ... it was not ""Red Dragon"","" he said. De Laurentiis and his wife Martha (also his co-producer) had no direct involvement in ""The Silence of the Lambs"", a decision De Laurentiis came to regret. They did,"
"and 100 films. His works of fiction included some 500 novels and short stories. Hubbard ""published nearly 600 books, stories, and articles during his lifetime."" He sold over 23 million copies of fiction and 27 million copies of nonfiction. L. Ron Hubbard Lafayette Ronald Hubbard ( ; March 13, 1911 – January 24, 1986), often referred to by his initials LRH, was an American author and the founder of the Church of Scientology. After establishing a career as a writer of science fiction and fantasy stories, in 1950 he published a ""branch of self-help psychology"" called Dianetics. Hubbard subsequently developed"
"of 2017, ""Black Sunday"" is the only book by Harris not to involve the serial killer Hannibal Lecter. In his introduction to a new printing of the novel in 2007, Harris states that the driven, focused character of terrorist Dahlia Iyad was an inspiration for and precursor to Clarice Starling in his later Lecter novels. Michael Lander is a pilot who flies the Aldrich Blimp over NFL football games to film them for network television. He is also, secretly, deranged by years of torture as a prisoner of war in Vietnam, a bitter court martial on his return and a"