István Békeffy
István Miklós Békeffy (also István Békeffi , István Békefi , Stefan Békeffy , Stephan Békeffy and Stephan Békeffi ) (born August 31, 1901 in Szeged , Austria-Hungary ; † June 9, 1977 in Budapest ) was a Hungarian comedy writer , cabaret artist and screenwriter .
Life
István Békeffy studied at the military schools in Oradea , Sopron and Budapest. In 1926 he married actress Ida Turay (1908-1997), who starred in many of his films and plays. In 1957, Békeffy moved to Switzerland with his wife . In 1971 the family returned to Budapest.
He often wrote in collaboration with László Vadnai and Adorján Stella. In total, Békeffy was involved as a screenwriter in around 60 film and television productions.
Films (selection)
- 1931: The private secretary
- 1936: Miss Lilli
- 1957: The unexcused hour
- 1957: The dog called Mr. Bozzi
- 1959: Everyone loves Peter
- 1959: A man walks through the wall
- 1960: The youth judge
- 1960: The black sheep
- 1961: The shadows grow longer
- 1961: The Liar
- 1962: Max, the pickpocket
- 1963: an almost decent girl
- 1963: It was a pleasure for me
- 1965: Dr. med. Job Praetorius
- 1966: Adrian, the tulip thief
- 1969: Diary of a woman murderer (TV)
- 1973: Csinom Palkò
Awards
literature
- Kurt Gänzl : The Encyclopedia of the Musical Theater. Schirmer Books, New York 2001, ISBN 0-02-864970-2 , pp. 135-136.
Web links
- István Békeffy in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Békeffy, István |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Békeffy, István Miklós (full name); Békeffi, István; Békefi, István; Békeffy, Stefan; Békeffy, Stephan; Békeffi, Stephan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian comedy writer, cabaret artist, screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 31, 1901 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Szeged |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 9, 1977 |
| Place of death | Budapest |