Tag: Hungarian

Béla Bartók

(1881–1945) Béla Viktor János Bartók Works: • Blubeard’s Castle (1918) • Concerto for orchestra (1943) • Dance suite (1923) • Music for strings, percussion and celesta (1937) • Piano Concerto No. 3 (1946) • String Quartet No.6 (1941) • Violin…

Franz Liszt

(1811–1886) Liszt Ferenc Works: • A Faust Symphonie (1857) • Années de pèlerinage (1842) • Christus (1872) • Danse macabre (1865) • Dante Symphony (1857) • Études d’exécution transcendante (1852) • Fantasy and Fugue on the name “B.A.C.H.” (1856) •…

George Pal

(1908–1980) György Pál Marczincsak Filmography as Director: The Time Machine 1960 Director: George Pal Starring: Rod Taylor, Alan Young   Born February 1 1908 Cegléd (Hungary) Died May 2 1980 Beverly Hills, CA (USA) Occupation Film director Producer Award Academy Honorary Award

Alexander Korda

(1893–1956) Sir Alexander Korda, born Sándor László Kellner Filmography as Director: That Hamilton Woman 1941 Director: Alexander Korda Starring: Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier     Filmography as Producer: Anna Karenina 1948 Director: Julien Duvivier Starring: Vivien Leigh, Ralph Richardson   Born September 16…

Michael Curtiz

(1886–1962) Mihály Kertész Filmography as Director: Casablanca 1942 Director: Michael Curtiz Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman   Born December 24 1886 Budapest (Hungary) Died April 10 1962 Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA (USA) Cause of death Cancer Buried Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) Occupation Film director Award…

Paul Lukas

(1891–1971) Filmography as Actor: Little Women 1933 Director: George Cukor Starring: Katharine Hepburn, Joan Bennett   Born May 26 1891 Budapest (Hungary) Died August 16 1971 Tangier (Morocco) Cause of death Heart Failure Occupation Actor Awards Academy Award Golden Globe Hollywood Walk of…

Charles Vidor

(1900–1959) Károly Vidor Filmography as Director: The Swan 1956 Director: Charles Vidor Starring: Grace Kelly, Alec Guinness   Born July 27 1900 Budapest (Hungary) Died June 4 1959 Vienna (Austria) Cause of death Heart failure Wife Evelyn Keyes (1916-2008) Occupation…

Miklós Rózsa

(1907–1995) Works: • Ben-Hur (1959) • El Cid (1961) • Fedora (1978) • Ivanhoe (1952) • Julius Caesar (1953) • King of Kings (1961) • Knights Of The Round Table (1953) • Lust for Life (1956) • Madame Bovary (1949)…

Gabriel Pascal

(1894–1954) Gábor Lehel Filmography as Director: Major Barbara 1941 Director: Gabriel Pascal Starring: Wendy Hiller, Rex Harrison     Caesar and Cleopatra 1945 Director: Gabriel Pascal Starring: Vivien Leigh, Claude Rains     Filmography as Producer: Pygmalion 1938 Director: Anthony Asquith, Leslie Howard Starring: Leslie Howard, Wendy Hiller   Born…