József Babay (1898–1956) was a Hungarian journalist, novelist, playwright and screenwriter.[1][2] He was active in the Hungarian film industry particularly during the late 1930s and the Second World War. He supplies the librettos for operettas by Dénes von Buday.
József Babay | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 November 1898 |
| Died | 19 July 1956 (aged 57) |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, novelist |
| Years active | 1938–1956 (film) |
Selected filmography edit
- The Five-Forty (1939)
- Hungary's Revival (1939)
- The Ball Is On (1939)
- Fehérvári huszárok (1939)
- Semmelweis (1940)
- Rózsafabot (1940)
- Flames (1941)
- The Marriage Market (1941)
- A Heart Stops Beating (1942)
- The Dance of Death (1942)
- Two Blue Eyes (1955)
- Leila and Gábor (1956)
References edit
Bibliography edit
- Juhász, István. Kincses magyar filmtár 1931–1944: az eredeti forgatókönyvből 1931 és 1944 között létrejött hazai mozgóképekről. Kráter, 2007.
- Vilmos, Várkonyi. Jávor Pál: és a magyar film aranykora. Zima Szabolcs, 2013
External links edit
- József Babay at IMDb
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