Steve Sekely

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Steve Sekely (born February 25, 1899 as István Székely in Budapest , † March 9, 1979 in Palm Springs , California ) was a Hungarian film director .

Life

Sekely worked as a journalist and short story writer in Berlin during the 1920s . In 1930 he came up with the idea for The Next, Please , one of the last German silent films. In the same year he made his directorial debut for the small production company Cicero-Film under the name “Stefan Szekely”.

Szekely specialized in comedies and remained this profession even after his return to Hungary as a result of the seizure of power by the Nazis in 1933 faithful. Shortly before the outbreak of war in 1939, he emigrated to the USA . When "Steve Sekely" was Americanized, he shot crime novels , dramas and thrillers that met with little response.

At the beginning of the 1950s he returned to Europe and worked in Great Britain , Italy , the Federal Republic and most recently in Hungary. With Flowers of Terror , a film adaptation of John Wyndham's science fiction novel The Triffids , he achieved his most acclaimed achievement.

Sekely was married to the actress Irene Agay (1913–1950), who participated in several of his productions.

Filmography (selection)

literature

  • Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 .

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personal data
SURNAME Sekely, Steve
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Székély, István; Szekely, Stefan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Hungarian film director
DATE OF BIRTH February 25, 1899
PLACE OF BIRTH Budapest , Hungary
DATE OF DEATH March 9, 1979
Place of death Palm Springs , California, United States