History of Bram Stoker

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Abraham 'Bram' Stoker (1847-1912) became famous as the author of Dracula. Born in Marino Crescent in Clontarf near Dublin, he studied at [Trinity College]? and became a civil servant, a job that he combined with that of drama critic of The Evening Mail. His interest in theatre lead to a lifelong friendship with the actor [Henry Irving]?. Stoker married Oscar Wilde's former girlfriend [Florence Balcombe]? in 1878 and moved with her to London where he became business manager of Irving's Lyceum Theatre. He supplemented his income by writing a large number of sensational novels, his most famous being the vampire tale Dracula (1897), the basis of countless films and plays.

Abraham 'Bram' Stoker (1847-1912) became famous as the author of Dracula. Born in Marino Crescent in Clontarf near Dublin, he studied at [Trinity College]? and became a civil servant, a job that he combined with that of drama critic of The Evening Mail. His interest in theatre lead to a lifelong friendship with the actor [Henry Irving]?. Stoker married Oscar Wilde's former girlfriend [Florence Balcombe]? in 1878 and moved with her to London where he became business manager of Irving's Lyceum Theatre. He supplemented his income by writing a large number of sensational novels, his most famous being the vampire tale Dracula (1897), the basis of countless films and plays. He died in 1912 in London.