Erzsébet Galgóczi received the Kossuth Prize for her work in literature in 1978, the József Attila Prize thrice (1962, 1969, 1976) and the SZOT Prize.
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Extracted from Antal Galgoczi's web page, "Family Tree Research / Galgoczy Family of Menfocsanak" -
Erzsébet Galgóczi was born as the seventh child of József and his wife Katalin Kelemen; she was followed by three more siblings. She studied in the elementary school of Ménfocsanak, the Roman Catholic Higher Elementary School in Gyor, and the Hungarian Royal State Teachers' Training Institute and Seminary. Between 1950 and 1955 she was a student of the Academy of Drama in dramaturgy. She got her first independent home in Budapest in 1965; she bought an appartement in Nap street in Buda, and lived here until the end of her life. On May 18 1989 she travelled back to her birthplace, to Gyor-Ménfocsanak; and it was here that she was suddenly taken by a heart attack two days later. Her sepulchre stands in the cemetery of Ménfocsanak.
„The 'Hapless of Hlohovec' was Erzsébet Galgóczi who had a penchant for writing letters to herself. I found several of them in the bequest, originating from the 80s. Erzsébet Galgóczi began investigating the history of her family already in the 70s. As it is revealed by her handwriting, she went to Galgócz to visit the town whose name she bore. She could not get inside the archives of the town, although her name was already known is Czechoslovakia. She even had a writer's tour there, and she received the Golden Prague award for her film 'Ice floe adrift'.
She was seriously interested in the history of her family, it keeps popping up in several writings of hers (such as 'A Thousand Years, a Thousand People' – 'Ezer év, ezer ember' or 'Being Faithful to the Past' – 'Huség a múlthoz'). She declared several times her intention to write about "the last peasant", with the history of her family included, but eventually she always had a topic that she considered more important. At family gatherings we often spoke about relatives, they were also counted sometimes, beginning at 90 and reaching even the number of 300, but if I ever asked who was a relative of who, or who was their grandfather or great-grandfather and their siblings, nobody remembered any more.
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(Excerpt from the TKM Notebooks entitled Galgóczi Erzsébet Memorial Room)
An exhibition opened on 17 May 1991, on the second anniversary of her death, in memoriam of the Kossuth Prize winner artist, Galgóczi Erzsébet, in the framework of the International Days of Museums. The memorial room is furnished with the belongings of the writer. The family of Galgóczi Erzsébet and the town where she lived, Ménfõcsanak, donated the material.
Galgóczi Erzsébet was born in Ménfõ on 27 August 1930 and died on 20 May 1989 in Ménfõcsanak. She attended secondary school in Gyõr from where she graduated in 1949. She worked as a turner in the carriage factory of Gyõr. During 1951-1955 she studied at the Drama Department of the Collage of Theatre. She worked as a journalist for the magazines 'Hungarian Youth' and 'Educated People' and was a freelancer writer from January 1957. She received the Kossuth Prize for her work in literature in 1978, the József Attila Prize thrice (1962, 1969, 1976) and the SZOT Prize.
The memorial room is located in the Bezerédj Castle. Esterházy Pál built the castle and the farming building around it in the 17th century. The castle is dated back to around 1780 while the gate was made in 1804. The chapel is from the 17-18th century. The Bezerédj family acquired the estate in 1917. Ever since, the castle is named after the family.
The buildings where the Cultural Center, library and memorial room are located now were reconstructed in 1988. The reconstruction of the chapel ended in 1991. Galgóczi Erzsébet wrote the following of the castle: 'It is best to call the castle the home of lords. The Baroque building with Classicist facade has fourteen rooms. The border of the coach drive and the poles are made of red marble. Under the drive there is a door to the cellar. This and the wrought iron windows of the wings suggest harmony and dignity.'
The memorial room is located in the wing in a spacy room with an arched entrance. On one side, rooms from the peasant room of the writer are shown, which are to complement the "aesthetic needs of a person" (as quoted by Galgóczi Erzsébet). Her study is located on the other side of the ward. Berta Bulcsú described it colorfully: 'The study that was also the bedroom was puritan. Bookshelves cover the walls... A large desk and chair are in front of the window. A calendar, typewriter, manuscripts, green plants, pencils and a little doll are on the table. A large sofa is in front of the bookshelf and an old radio on the bottom shelf. Drawings cover the walls by Szilvássy Margit and Mamuzych Magda of the mother of Galgóczi Erzsébet. (Bertha B., 1977.)
In the middle, in the wards, the visitors can see her works. Documents, manuscripts, proofs of her care for her objects, medals focusing on her literary work.
We show her career via her writings, criticism and quotations. The arts historian Pomogáts Béla wrote the script of the exhibition. The historian of the Xantus János Museum, Szabó Péter, organized the exhibition based on the script.
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Ménfőcsanak
Ménfőcsanak is a suburb of Győr, situated in the south-west of the city, with a direct link to No. 1. motorway. In 1934 three villages (Csanakfalu, Csanakhegy, Ménfő) were unified into a large village which became the ninth district of Győr in 1971. In 1044 Aba Samuel and Henrik III, the German Emperor, who came to help Peter Orseolo (the descendant of King Saint Stephen), fought for the throne in the battle here. Writer Erzsébet Galgóczi, who was awarded the Kossuth prize, was born in this village. In 1991 a permanent exhibition was created in her memory situated in the Bezeréd Castle. built in the 17th century.
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Reference: Galgóczi Károlyné: A Ménfocsanaki Galgóczi család története 1995.
Erzsébet Galgóczi
Born: 27 Aug 1930, Ménföcsanak
Died: 20 May 1989, Gyor-Ménföcsanak
Occupation: Színmuvészeti Foiskola - dramaturg, író
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Extracted from Antal Galgoczi's web page, "Family Tree Research / Galgoczy Family of Menfocsanak" -
Erzsébet Galgóczi was born as the seventh child of József and his wife Katalin Kelemen; she was followed by three more siblings. She studied in the elementary school of Ménfocsanak, the Roman Catholic Higher Elementary School in Gyor, and the Hungarian Royal State Teachers' Training Institute and Seminary. Between 1950 and 1955 she was a student of the Academy of Drama in dramaturgy. She got her first independent home in Budapest in 1965; she bought an appartement in Nap street in Buda, and lived here until the end of her life. On May 18 1989 she travelled back to her birthplace, to Gyor-Ménfocsanak; and it was here that she was suddenly taken by a heart attack two days later. Her sepulchre stands in the cemetery of Ménfocsanak.
„The 'Hapless of Hlohovec' was Erzsébet Galgóczi who had a penchant for writing letters to herself. I found several of them in the bequest, originating from the 80s. Erzsébet Galgóczi began investigating the history of her family already in the 70s. As it is revealed by her handwriting, she went to Galgócz to visit the town whose name she bore. She could not get inside the archives of the town, although her name was already known is Czechoslovakia. She even had a writer's tour there, and she received the Golden Prague award for her film 'Ice floe adrift'.
She was seriously interested in the history of her family, it keeps popping up in several writings of hers (such as 'A Thousand Years, a Thousand People' – 'Ezer év, ezer ember' or 'Being Faithful to the Past' – 'Huség a múlthoz'). She declared several times her intention to write about "the last peasant", with the history of her family included, but eventually she always had a topic that she considered more important. At family gatherings we often spoke about relatives, they were also counted sometimes, beginning at 90 and reaching even the number of 300, but if I ever asked who was a relative of who, or who was their grandfather or great-grandfather and their siblings, nobody remembered any more.
_______________________________
(Excerpt from the TKM Notebooks entitled Galgóczi Erzsébet Memorial Room)
An exhibition opened on 17 May 1991, on the second anniversary of her death, in memoriam of the Kossuth Prize winner artist, Galgóczi Erzsébet, in the framework of the International Days of Museums. The memorial room is furnished with the belongings of the writer. The family of Galgóczi Erzsébet and the town where she lived, Ménfõcsanak, donated the material.
Galgóczi Erzsébet was born in Ménfõ on 27 August 1930 and died on 20 May 1989 in Ménfõcsanak. She attended secondary school in Gyõr from where she graduated in 1949. She worked as a turner in the carriage factory of Gyõr. During 1951-1955 she studied at the Drama Department of the Collage of Theatre. She worked as a journalist for the magazines 'Hungarian Youth' and 'Educated People' and was a freelancer writer from January 1957. She received the Kossuth Prize for her work in literature in 1978, the József Attila Prize thrice (1962, 1969, 1976) and the SZOT Prize.
The memorial room is located in the Bezerédj Castle. Esterházy Pál built the castle and the farming building around it in the 17th century. The castle is dated back to around 1780 while the gate was made in 1804. The chapel is from the 17-18th century. The Bezerédj family acquired the estate in 1917. Ever since, the castle is named after the family.
The buildings where the Cultural Center, library and memorial room are located now were reconstructed in 1988. The reconstruction of the chapel ended in 1991. Galgóczi Erzsébet wrote the following of the castle: 'It is best to call the castle the home of lords. The Baroque building with Classicist facade has fourteen rooms. The border of the coach drive and the poles are made of red marble. Under the drive there is a door to the cellar. This and the wrought iron windows of the wings suggest harmony and dignity.'
The memorial room is located in the wing in a spacy room with an arched entrance. On one side, rooms from the peasant room of the writer are shown, which are to complement the "aesthetic needs of a person" (as quoted by Galgóczi Erzsébet). Her study is located on the other side of the ward. Berta Bulcsú described it colorfully: 'The study that was also the bedroom was puritan. Bookshelves cover the walls... A large desk and chair are in front of the window. A calendar, typewriter, manuscripts, green plants, pencils and a little doll are on the table. A large sofa is in front of the bookshelf and an old radio on the bottom shelf. Drawings cover the walls by Szilvássy Margit and Mamuzych Magda of the mother of Galgóczi Erzsébet. (Bertha B., 1977.)
In the middle, in the wards, the visitors can see her works. Documents, manuscripts, proofs of her care for her objects, medals focusing on her literary work.
We show her career via her writings, criticism and quotations. The arts historian Pomogáts Béla wrote the script of the exhibition. The historian of the Xantus János Museum, Szabó Péter, organized the exhibition based on the script.
____________
Ménfőcsanak
Ménfőcsanak is a suburb of Győr, situated in the south-west of the city, with a direct link to No. 1. motorway. In 1934 three villages (Csanakfalu, Csanakhegy, Ménfő) were unified into a large village which became the ninth district of Győr in 1971. In 1044 Aba Samuel and Henrik III, the German Emperor, who came to help Peter Orseolo (the descendant of King Saint Stephen), fought for the throne in the battle here. Writer Erzsébet Galgóczi, who was awarded the Kossuth prize, was born in this village. In 1991 a permanent exhibition was created in her memory situated in the Bezeréd Castle. built in the 17th century.
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Reference: Galgóczi Károlyné: A Ménfocsanaki Galgóczi család története 1995.
Erzsébet Galgóczi
Born: 27 Aug 1930, Ménföcsanak
Died: 20 May 1989, Gyor-Ménföcsanak
Occupation: Színmuvészeti Foiskola - dramaturg, író
Erzsébet Galgóczi received the Kossuth Prize for her work in literature in 1978, the József Attila Prize thrice (1962, 1969, 1976) and the SZOT Prize.
_____________________________
Extracted from Antal Galgoczi's web page, "Family Tree Research / Galgoczy Family of Menfocsanak" -
Erzsébet Galgóczi was born as the seventh child of József and his wife Katalin Kelemen; she was followed by three more siblings. She studied in the elementary school of Ménfocsanak, the Roman Catholic Higher Elementary School in Gyor, and the Hungarian Royal State Teachers' Training Institute and Seminary. Between 1950 and 1955 she was a student of the Academy of Drama in dramaturgy. She got her first independent home in Budapest in 1965; she bought an appartement in Nap street in Buda, and lived here until the end of her life. On May 18 1989 she travelled back to her birthplace, to Gyor-Ménfocsanak; and it was here that she was suddenly taken by a heart attack two days later. Her sepulchre stands in the cemetery of Ménfocsanak.
„The 'Hapless of Hlohovec' was Erzsébet Galgóczi who had a penchant for writing letters to herself. I found several of them in the bequest, originating from the 80s. Erzsébet Galgóczi began investigating the history of her family already in the 70s. As it is revealed by her handwriting, she went to Galgócz to visit the town whose name she bore. She could not get inside the archives of the town, although her name was already known is Czechoslovakia. She even had a writer's tour there, and she received the Golden Prague award for her film 'Ice floe adrift'.
She was seriously interested in the history of her family, it keeps popping up in several writings of hers (such as 'A Thousand Years, a Thousand People' – 'Ezer év, ezer ember' or 'Being Faithful to the Past' – 'Huség a múlthoz'). She declared several times her intention to write about "the last peasant", with the history of her family included, but eventually she always had a topic that she considered more important. At family gatherings we often spoke about relatives, they were also counted sometimes, beginning at 90 and reaching even the number of 300, but if I ever asked who was a relative of who, or who was their grandfather or great-grandfather and their siblings, nobody remembered any more.
_______________________________
(Excerpt from the TKM Notebooks entitled Galgóczi Erzsébet Memorial Room)
An exhibition opened on 17 May 1991, on the second anniversary of her death, in memoriam of the Kossuth Prize winner artist, Galgóczi Erzsébet, in the framework of the International Days of Museums. The memorial room is furnished with the belongings of the writer. The family of Galgóczi Erzsébet and the town where she lived, Ménfõcsanak, donated the material.
Galgóczi Erzsébet was born in Ménfõ on 27 August 1930 and died on 20 May 1989 in Ménfõcsanak. She attended secondary school in Gyõr from where she graduated in 1949. She worked as a turner in the carriage factory of Gyõr. During 1951-1955 she studied at the Drama Department of the Collage of Theatre. She worked as a journalist for the magazines 'Hungarian Youth' and 'Educated People' and was a freelancer writer from January 1957. She received the Kossuth Prize for her work in literature in 1978, the József Attila Prize thrice (1962, 1969, 1976) and the SZOT Prize.
The memorial room is located in the Bezerédj Castle. Esterházy Pál built the castle and the farming building around it in the 17th century. The castle is dated back to around 1780 while the gate was made in 1804. The chapel is from the 17-18th century. The Bezerédj family acquired the estate in 1917. Ever since, the castle is named after the family.
The buildings where the Cultural Center, library and memorial room are located now were reconstructed in 1988. The reconstruction of the chapel ended in 1991. Galgóczi Erzsébet wrote the following of the castle: 'It is best to call the castle the home of lords. The Baroque building with Classicist facade has fourteen rooms. The border of the coach drive and the poles are made of red marble. Under the drive there is a door to the cellar. This and the wrought iron windows of the wings suggest harmony and dignity.'
The memorial room is located in the wing in a spacy room with an arched entrance. On one side, rooms from the peasant room of the writer are shown, which are to complement the "aesthetic needs of a person" (as quoted by Galgóczi Erzsébet). Her study is located on the other side of the ward. Berta Bulcsú described it colorfully: 'The study that was also the bedroom was puritan. Bookshelves cover the walls... A large desk and chair are in front of the window. A calendar, typewriter, manuscripts, green plants, pencils and a little doll are on the table. A large sofa is in front of the bookshelf and an old radio on the bottom shelf. Drawings cover the walls by Szilvássy Margit and Mamuzych Magda of the mother of Galgóczi Erzsébet. (Bertha B., 1977.)
In the middle, in the wards, the visitors can see her works. Documents, manuscripts, proofs of her care for her objects, medals focusing on her literary work.
We show her career via her writings, criticism and quotations. The arts historian Pomogáts Béla wrote the script of the exhibition. The historian of the Xantus János Museum, Szabó Péter, organized the exhibition based on the script.
____________
Ménfőcsanak
Ménfőcsanak is a suburb of Győr, situated in the south-west of the city, with a direct link to No. 1. motorway. In 1934 three villages (Csanakfalu, Csanakhegy, Ménfő) were unified into a large village which became the ninth district of Győr in 1971. In 1044 Aba Samuel and Henrik III, the German Emperor, who came to help Peter Orseolo (the descendant of King Saint Stephen), fought for the throne in the battle here. Writer Erzsébet Galgóczi, who was awarded the Kossuth prize, was born in this village. In 1991 a permanent exhibition was created in her memory situated in the Bezeréd Castle. built in the 17th century.
____________________________
Reference: Galgóczi Károlyné: A Ménfocsanaki Galgóczi család története 1995.
Erzsébet Galgóczi
Born: 27 Aug 1930, Ménföcsanak
Died: 20 May 1989, Gyor-Ménföcsanak
Occupation: Színmuvészeti Foiskola - dramaturg, író
_____________________________
Extracted from Antal Galgoczi's web page, "Family Tree Research / Galgoczy Family of Menfocsanak" -
Erzsébet Galgóczi was born as the seventh child of József and his wife Katalin Kelemen; she was followed by three more siblings. She studied in the elementary school of Ménfocsanak, the Roman Catholic Higher Elementary School in Gyor, and the Hungarian Royal State Teachers' Training Institute and Seminary. Between 1950 and 1955 she was a student of the Academy of Drama in dramaturgy. She got her first independent home in Budapest in 1965; she bought an appartement in Nap street in Buda, and lived here until the end of her life. On May 18 1989 she travelled back to her birthplace, to Gyor-Ménfocsanak; and it was here that she was suddenly taken by a heart attack two days later. Her sepulchre stands in the cemetery of Ménfocsanak.
„The 'Hapless of Hlohovec' was Erzsébet Galgóczi who had a penchant for writing letters to herself. I found several of them in the bequest, originating from the 80s. Erzsébet Galgóczi began investigating the history of her family already in the 70s. As it is revealed by her handwriting, she went to Galgócz to visit the town whose name she bore. She could not get inside the archives of the town, although her name was already known is Czechoslovakia. She even had a writer's tour there, and she received the Golden Prague award for her film 'Ice floe adrift'.
She was seriously interested in the history of her family, it keeps popping up in several writings of hers (such as 'A Thousand Years, a Thousand People' – 'Ezer év, ezer ember' or 'Being Faithful to the Past' – 'Huség a múlthoz'). She declared several times her intention to write about "the last peasant", with the history of her family included, but eventually she always had a topic that she considered more important. At family gatherings we often spoke about relatives, they were also counted sometimes, beginning at 90 and reaching even the number of 300, but if I ever asked who was a relative of who, or who was their grandfather or great-grandfather and their siblings, nobody remembered any more.
_______________________________
(Excerpt from the TKM Notebooks entitled Galgóczi Erzsébet Memorial Room)
An exhibition opened on 17 May 1991, on the second anniversary of her death, in memoriam of the Kossuth Prize winner artist, Galgóczi Erzsébet, in the framework of the International Days of Museums. The memorial room is furnished with the belongings of the writer. The family of Galgóczi Erzsébet and the town where she lived, Ménfõcsanak, donated the material.
Galgóczi Erzsébet was born in Ménfõ on 27 August 1930 and died on 20 May 1989 in Ménfõcsanak. She attended secondary school in Gyõr from where she graduated in 1949. She worked as a turner in the carriage factory of Gyõr. During 1951-1955 she studied at the Drama Department of the Collage of Theatre. She worked as a journalist for the magazines 'Hungarian Youth' and 'Educated People' and was a freelancer writer from January 1957. She received the Kossuth Prize for her work in literature in 1978, the József Attila Prize thrice (1962, 1969, 1976) and the SZOT Prize.
The memorial room is located in the Bezerédj Castle. Esterházy Pál built the castle and the farming building around it in the 17th century. The castle is dated back to around 1780 while the gate was made in 1804. The chapel is from the 17-18th century. The Bezerédj family acquired the estate in 1917. Ever since, the castle is named after the family.
The buildings where the Cultural Center, library and memorial room are located now were reconstructed in 1988. The reconstruction of the chapel ended in 1991. Galgóczi Erzsébet wrote the following of the castle: 'It is best to call the castle the home of lords. The Baroque building with Classicist facade has fourteen rooms. The border of the coach drive and the poles are made of red marble. Under the drive there is a door to the cellar. This and the wrought iron windows of the wings suggest harmony and dignity.'
The memorial room is located in the wing in a spacy room with an arched entrance. On one side, rooms from the peasant room of the writer are shown, which are to complement the "aesthetic needs of a person" (as quoted by Galgóczi Erzsébet). Her study is located on the other side of the ward. Berta Bulcsú described it colorfully: 'The study that was also the bedroom was puritan. Bookshelves cover the walls... A large desk and chair are in front of the window. A calendar, typewriter, manuscripts, green plants, pencils and a little doll are on the table. A large sofa is in front of the bookshelf and an old radio on the bottom shelf. Drawings cover the walls by Szilvássy Margit and Mamuzych Magda of the mother of Galgóczi Erzsébet. (Bertha B., 1977.)
In the middle, in the wards, the visitors can see her works. Documents, manuscripts, proofs of her care for her objects, medals focusing on her literary work.
We show her career via her writings, criticism and quotations. The arts historian Pomogáts Béla wrote the script of the exhibition. The historian of the Xantus János Museum, Szabó Péter, organized the exhibition based on the script.
____________
Ménfőcsanak
Ménfőcsanak is a suburb of Győr, situated in the south-west of the city, with a direct link to No. 1. motorway. In 1934 three villages (Csanakfalu, Csanakhegy, Ménfő) were unified into a large village which became the ninth district of Győr in 1971. In 1044 Aba Samuel and Henrik III, the German Emperor, who came to help Peter Orseolo (the descendant of King Saint Stephen), fought for the throne in the battle here. Writer Erzsébet Galgóczi, who was awarded the Kossuth prize, was born in this village. In 1991 a permanent exhibition was created in her memory situated in the Bezeréd Castle. built in the 17th century.
____________________________
Reference: Galgóczi Károlyné: A Ménfocsanaki Galgóczi család története 1995.
Erzsébet Galgóczi
Born: 27 Aug 1930, Ménföcsanak
Died: 20 May 1989, Gyor-Ménföcsanak
Occupation: Színmuvészeti Foiskola - dramaturg, író
