Ladislas Fodor
Ladislas Fodor (born March 28, 1898 in Budapest , † September 1, 1978 in Los Angeles ; also Ladislaus Fodor , Ladislaus Fedor , Ladislao Fodor , Laszlo Fodor , Lazlo Fodor or László Fodor ) was a Hungarian writer and screenwriter .
Life
He worked as a journalist in Budapest and wrote several comedies for the stage since the early 1920s. a. were translated into German by Siegfried Geyer . One of his plays called A csodadoktor was first filmed in 1926. Since the early 1930s, various film adaptations of his works have been shown in cinemas in Germany, Great Britain, France and especially the USA. Fodor has repeatedly submitted his own short version for the film.
He meanwhile lived in Vienna , which he had to leave in March 1938 after the “ Anschluss of Austria ” because of his Jewish origins. Fodor emigrated to France and from there to the USA. There he co-wrote several scripts in Hollywood .
He returned to Europe in the 1950s and settled in the Federal Republic of Germany towards the end of the decade. Producer Artur Brauner in particular used him again and again as a co-scriptwriter in his projects, including the lavish two-part plays The Nibelungs and Battle for Rome .
Works
- As poor as a church mouse , comedy in three acts, translation by Siegfried Geyer, 1928
- Roulette , comedy in three acts, translation by Siegfried Geyer, 1931
- Matura , comedy in three acts, 1934
- Court by Night , play in three acts, translation by Franz Josef Kollerics, 1950
- Europe and the Bull , comedy in three acts, translation by Peter Sandberg, 1952
- Miau , comedy in three acts, translation by Joseph Glücksmann, 1954
- Devil's Hour , comedy in five pictures, translation by Friedrich Kallina, 1965
- Under a Blanket , comedy in three acts, translation by Astrid and Charles Grank, 1974
Filmography
- 1942: Manhattan Ballad / Six Fates (Tales of Manhattan)
- 1947: The Other Love
- 1958: Little Thumble ( Tom Thumb )
- 1959: You are wonderful
- 1959: people in the hotel
- 1960: reason for divorce: love
- 1961: The ferris wheel
- 1961: In the steel network of Dr. Mabuse
- 1962: The invisible claws of Dr. Mabuse
- 1962: The will of Dr. Mabuse
- 1963: Breakfast in a double bed
- 1963: The Strangler of Blackmoor Castle
- 1963: Scotland Yard chases Dr. Mabuse
- 1964: The Phantom of Soho
- 1964: Old Shatterhand
- 1964: The death rays of Dr. Mabuse
- 1965: The Aztec Treasure
- 1965: The pyramid of the sun god
- 1966: Who Knows Johnny R.?
- 1966: The Nibelungs (2 parts)
- 1966: The hell of Macau
- 1968: Under the spell of the uncanny
- 1968: Tevje and his seven daughters ( Tuvia Vesheva Benotav ; dialogues)
- 1968: Battle for Rome (2 parts)
- 1969: The man with the glass eye
- 1970: The Tsar's Courier (Strogoff)
- 1971: The devil came from Akasava
- 1984: Los reyes del sablazo
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. Volume 5: L - N. Rudolf Lettinger - Lloyd Nolan. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 32.
- Kay Less: 'In life, more is taken from you than given ...'. Lexicon of filmmakers who emigrated from Germany and Austria between 1933 and 1945. A general overview. ACABUS-Verlag, Hamburg 2011, ISBN 978-3-86282-049-8 , p. 172 f.
Web links
- Ladislas Fodor in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Literature by and about Ladislas Fodor in the catalog of the German National Library
- Ladislas Fodor's estate in the German Exile Archive of the German National Library
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Fodor, Ladislas |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fodor, Ladislaus; Fedor, Ladislaus; Fodor, Ladislao; Fodor, Laszlo; Fodor, Lazlo; Fodor, László |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian writer and screenwriter |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 28, 1898 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Budapest |
DATE OF DEATH | September 1, 1978 |
Place of death | los Angeles |