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• Aba-Novak, Vilmos    b. March 15, 1894  d. September 29, 1941
  Artist. He was one of Hungary's leading painters between World Wars I and II. Born in Budapest, he studied at the College of Fine Arts from 1912 to 1914, and served in the Hungarian Army on the Eastern Front during World War I. From 1928 to 1931 he lived in Rome on a scholarship from the Hungarian Academy. He gained renown for depicting moments from everyday life with bold, pure colors and solid forms, and was particularly skilled with crowd scenes and his canvases of marketplaces and carnivals...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
  Farkasreti Cemetery, Budapest, Budapest Capital District, Hungary
   
• Bajor, Gizi    b. May 9, 1893  d. February 12, 1951
  Actress. She was perhaps Hungary's most famous theatre star of her era, renowned for her beauty, versatility, and mesmerizing presence. Her roles ranged from the Ancient Greek classics to contemporary dramas, and she helped introduce modern acting techniques to the Hungarian stage. Bajor was born in Budapest. As a student at the Actors' Academy she showed such promise that upon her graduation in 1914 she was hired by the National Theatre, the best in the country. By the early 1920s Bajor...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
  Farkasreti Cemetery, Budapest, Budapest Capital District, Hungary
   
• Bartok, Bela    b. March 25, 1881  d. September 26, 1945
  Composer, Pianist, Scholar. He is regarded as Hungary's greatest 20th Century composer. Bartok was also one of the founders of ethnomusicology (the study of folk music and music of non-western cultures), and his own compositions combined modern techniques with the elemental force of his homeland's rustic songs and dances. Bartok was born in Nagyszentmiklos, Hungary (now Sannicolau Mare, Romania), and studied at the Budapest Academy of Music from 1899 to 1903. He was set for a...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
  Farkasreti Cemetery, Budapest, Budapest Capital District, Hungary
  Plot: Parcel no. 470
   
• Bekes, Rita    b. July 26, 1925  d. December 16, 1978
  Actress. Born in Debrecen, Hungary, she studied at the Academy of Theatre and Film Art in Budapest and made her stage debut in 1949. From 1956 to 1962 she was a member of the Attila Jozsef Theatre company, where she was praised for her performances of Shakespeare and Chekhov. Bekes appeared in four films by acclaimed director Istvan Szabo, memorably in the award-winning "25 Firemans Street" (1973), in which she played a housewife who risks her life to hide Jews from the Nazis during World...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
  Farkasreti Cemetery, Budapest, Budapest Capital District, Hungary
   
• Berinkey, Denes    b. 1871  d. 1948
  Statesman. Berinkey served as Prime Minister of Hungary in 1919. (Bio by: K)
  Farkasreti Cemetery, Budapest, Budapest Capital District, Hungary
   
• Bozsik, Jozsef 'Cucu'    b. November 28, 1925  d. May 31, 1978
  Sports Figure. He is considered Hungary's greatest soccer player and one of the finest half-backs in the sport's history. As a member of the Hungarian National Team, Bozsik won the gold medal at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, participated in Hungary's historic victory over England at Wembley in 1953, made it to the World Cup Finals against West Germany in 1954, and won the Central European Cup in 1959. During his 15-year career he played in 447 games, including 101 international appearances...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
  Farkasreti Cemetery, Budapest, Budapest Capital District, Hungary
   
• Domjan, Edit    b. December 25, 1932  d. December 26, 1972
  Actress. Protean leading lady of stage and screen. Born in Budapest, she made her performing debut in 1954 as a chorus girl with the National Dance Theatre, and by 1960 had become one of Hungary's leading stage stars. Highly versatile, her repertory ranged from the classics (Shakespeare, Moliere, Shaw) to musicals ("The Threepenny Opera") to contemporary dramas and comedies. She particularly excelled in earthy roles that allowed her abundant sensuality free reign. Domjan's unique...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
  Farkasreti Cemetery, Budapest, Budapest Capital District, Hungary
   
• Elek, Ilona    b. May 17, 1907  d. July 24, 1988
  Fencing Champion. One of the greatest female fencers in the history of her sport. Elek competed for Hungary in three Olympiads, winning gold medals in 1936 (Berlin) and 1948 (London), and the silver in 1952 (Helsinki). She also won gold medals at the World Championships in 1934, 1935, and 1951, the silver in 1937 and 1954, and the bronze in 1955, and was Hungary's National Champion for all but two years from 1946 to 1952. Elek was born Ilona Scharerer in Budapest. She took up fencing as...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
  Farkasreti Cemetery, Budapest, Budapest Capital District, Hungary
   
• Fábri, Zoltán   b. October 15, 1917  d. August 23, 1994
  Motion Picture Director. He was a leading figure of Hungary's "New Cinema". His feature "Merry-Go-Round" (1956), a colorful updating of "Romeo and Juliet", did much to open international markets to Eastern European films in the late 1950s. It was nominated for the Golden Palm at the Cannes Film Festival. Fabri's "The Boys of Paul Street" (1968) received an Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Film, and he won the Grand Jury Prize at the Moscow Festival for "141 Minutes from the Unfinished Sentence"...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
  Farkasreti Cemetery, Budapest, Budapest Capital District, Hungary
   
• Fischer, Annie   b. July 5, 1914  d. April 10, 1995
  Classical Pianist. Born in Budapest, she studied at the Franz Liszt Academy and won First Prize at the Liszt International Piano Competition in 1933. She fled to Sweden at the start of World War II and did not return to Hungary until 1946. Fischer was noted for her powerful interpretations of Mozart and Beethoven, the later German Romantic repertoire, and the music of her countryman Bela Bartok. Although well regarded by critics and such contemporary pianists as Sviatoslav Richter, Fischer...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
  Farkasreti Cemetery, Budapest, Budapest Capital District, Hungary
   
• Gerevich, Aladar    b. March 16, 1910  d. May 14, 1991
  Fencing Champion. A specialist in the sabre, he was the only athlete in any sport to win gold medals in six consecutive Olympics. Gerevich led the Hungarian Sabre Team to victory in 1932 (Los Angeles), 1936 (Berlin), 1948 (London), 1952 (Helsinki), 1956 (Melbourne), and 1960 (Rome). He also won the Individual bronze in 1936, the Individual gold in 1948, and the Individual silver and Foil Team bronze in 1952, for 10 medals overall. Gerevich was born in Jaszbereny, Hungary. He...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
  Farkasreti Cemetery, Budapest, Budapest Capital District, Hungary
   
• Gobbi, Hilda   b. June 6, 1913  d. July 13, 1988
  Actress. She was one of Hungary's most recognizable character players. With her earthy features and trademark close-cropped hair, she was most often cast as strong-willed matriarchs, both dramatic and comic. She appeared in nearly 100 films, including "Friday Rose" (1938), "Janika" (1949), "Professor Hannibal" (1956), "Sleepless Years" (1959), "Dialogue" (1963), "Honey On the Knife" (1974), and "Homecoming" (1983), as well as in thousands of stage performances and scores of TV and radio...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
  Farkasreti Cemetery, Budapest, Budapest Capital District, Hungary
   
• Hegedus, Andras    b. October 31, 1922  d. October 23, 1999
  Statesman. A hardline Communist, he served as Prime Minister of Hungary from 1955 to 1956. In 1955, he signed the treaty which established the Warsaw Pact. During the 1956 Hungarian Uprising against the Soviet Union, Hegedus was demoted to Deputy Prime Minister. In this capacity he called in Soviet troops to crush the revolt, an action that resulted in thousands of deaths and many fleeing the country. He later worked as a teacher and economic adviser, and was expelled from the Communist...[Read More] (Bio by: Mr. Denardo)
  Farkasreti Cemetery, Budapest, Budapest Capital District, Hungary
   
• Honthy, Hanna   b. February 21, 1893  d. December 30, 1978
  Actress, Singer. A longtime star of the Hungarian stage and screen she earned particular notice in operetta. Born Hajnalka Hugel she originally trained as a ballerina before gradually assuming lead roles at her city's principal venues. Hanna, whose stage name was made-up by her husband, was seen at the Comedy Theatre of Budapest, the Joseph Katona Theatre, the Budapest Operetta Theatre, and elswhere, her repertoire of including Franz Schubert's "Three of the Girls", Franz Lehar's "Friedericke"...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
  Farkasreti Cemetery, Budapest, Budapest Capital District, Hungary
   
• Karady, Katalin   b. December 8, 1910  d. February 8, 1990
  Actress, Singer. A 'sex-kitten' in around 20 Hungarian films of the 1940s, she is better remembered for her work in saving Jews during World War II. Born Katalin Kanczler she was raised in poverty but due to the charity of others was able to spend five years studying in Switzerland and Holland; returning home she attracted notice with both her language skills and her looks, studied marketing, and in 1931 was married briefly to a somewhat older man. Katalin began acting in small venues...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
  Farkasreti Cemetery, Budapest, Budapest Capital District, Hungary
   
• Kiss, Manyi   b. March 12, 1911  d. March 29, 1971
  Actress, Singer. Charming, versatile star of Hungarian films and theatre. She enjoyed her greatest popularity in the late 1930s and early 1940s in frothy comedies and musicals. Equally skilled in straight drama, she later settled into sturdy character parts. Kiss appeared in nearly 100 films, including "Cafe Moscow" (1936), "The Storm" (1951), "Merry-Go-Round" (1956), "Professor Hannibal" (1956), "Yesterday" (1959), "Hary Janos" (1965), and "Summer of Old Times" (1969). Kiss was born...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
  Farkasreti Cemetery, Budapest, Budapest Capital District, Hungary
   
• Kodaly, Zoltan   b. December 16, 1882  d. March 6, 1967
  Composer. He and Bela Bartok were Hungary's leading composers of the 1900s. Both men were profoundly influenced by their country's folk music, though Kodaly's style was more romantic and accessible than Bartok's. His most famous works were all based on folk material. The "Psalmus Hungaricus" (1923), for chorus and orchestra, was written to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the unification of Buda and Pest as the nation's capital. The comic opera "Hary Janos" (1926) has as its hero a...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
  Farkasreti Cemetery, Budapest, Budapest Capital District, Hungary
   
• Lukacs, Margit   b. December 22, 1914  d. February 3, 2002
  Actress. A leading star of the Hungarian stage, she was famed for her performances in the classic repertory. Her notable portayals included Lady Macbeth in "Macbeth", the title role of "Antigone", Clytemnestra in "Elektra", Elmira in "Tartuffe", Cleopatra in "Antony and Cleopatra", Jelena in "Uncle Vanya", and the lead (spoken) part in Arthur Honegger's oratorio "Joan of Arc at the Stake". She also made sporadic appearances in films, among them "The Poor Rich" (1938), "Mickey Magnate" (...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
  Farkasreti Cemetery, Budapest, Budapest Capital District, Hungary
   
• Papp, Laszlo    b. March 25, 1926  d. October 16, 2003
  Olympic Athlete. Born in Budapest, he was a Hungarian boxer and the first fighter to win three Olympic Gold Medals. At the 1948 London Summer Olympics, he won the middleweight Gold Medal. In 1952 at the Summer Olympics in Helsinki, he won the light middleweight Gold Medal and again the light middleweight Gold Medal in 1956 at the Summer Olympics Melbourne, Australia. He also won Gold Medals at the European Amateur Championships in 1949 and 1951. In 1957, he turned professional and rose through...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Farkasreti Cemetery, Budapest, Budapest Capital District, Hungary
   
• Peter, Gabor    b. 1906  d. January 23, 1993
  Communist Official. Real name Benjamin Auschpitz. As head of Hungary's secret police from 1945 to 1952, he helped the Soviet Union seize power in his homeland after World War II. Jewish by birth and a tailor by trade, he joined the Hungarian Communist Party in 1931. During the war he was active as a spy for the Red Army and quickly rose to the upper echelons of party leadership. In January 1945, with Soviet troops occupying Hungary, Peter was named Director of the Political Police...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
  Farkasreti Cemetery, Budapest, Budapest Capital District, Hungary
  Plot: Columbarium, Row E, Niche 853
   

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