Piroska "Piri" Vaszary (19 May 1901 in

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– 2 October 1965 in Palma de Mallorca,

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) was a Hungarian

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Life

Family

Her father was Gábor Vaszary (born in

Kaposvár Kaposvár (; also known by other alternative names) is a city with county rights in the southwestern part of Hungary, south of Lake Balaton. It is one of the leading cities of Transdanubia, the capital of Somogy County, and the seat of the Kapo ...

, on 13 March 1866) main-notar of Budapest, her mother was Auguszta Csipka. Her brothers were Gábor Vaszary (or Gábor von Vaszary) (7 June 1897 in Budapest – 22 May 1985) a Hungarian novelist and screenwriter, who emigrated to Switzerland and

Johann von Vásáry Johann von Vásáry or János Vaszary (1899–1963) was a Hungarian actor, screenwriter, playwright and film director. Several of his plays were adapted into films including ''I Entrust My Wife to You'' in 1943.Rentschler p.344 Selected filmogra ...

or János Vaszary (1899–1963) a Hungarian actor, screenwriter, playwright and film director, Lili Muráti's husband. Her uncle was

János Vaszary János Miklós Vaszary (30 November 1867 – 19 April 1939) was a Hungarian painter and graphic artist. Biography He was born into a prominent Catholic family in Kaposvár. His uncle was Kolos Ferenc Vaszary, the Archbishop of Esztergom. H ...

(30 November 1867 – 19 April 1939) a Hungarian painter and graphic artist. Her grand-grandfather's half-brother was Kolos Ferenc Vaszary, O.S.B. (12 February 1832 in Keszthely, Hungary – 3 September 1915 in Balatonfüred, Hungary) a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, archbishop of

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Career

She has been close her studies in Szidi Rákosi's Academy of Theatre in 1920. After she played in a lot of theatres in Budapest. In the end of 1944 she emigrated to

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, after to

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. She lived in

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, in

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, in

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. From 1948 until 1954 played in Argentinian Hungarian Society of Theater, in 1959 also in Venezuela. She has already starred in silent films, "The Miracle Doctor" and "The Lady of the East," as well as in an audio film initiative, "Laughing Lady." He became a constant comedian in Hungarian films. She shaped her roles with exceptional caricature. She also appeared in the German film "Spring Parade" in 1935. She was also popular with her cabaret couples. She has appeared in many audio films.

Private life

She has been married three times. In 1924 Andor Feld married an industrial boss, from whom she divorced in 1926. Her second husband Árpád Horváth became the director of

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in 1929 from whom he also divorced in 1932. Thirdly, she married the physician Endre Bodócsy (in Budapest, Erzsébetváros, on 14 June 1932). They had two children, Piroska (26 April 1933) and in 1942 Endre.Picture of his children
Piroska Vaszary
- 2 May 2014

Selected filmography

* 1934 ''

Spring Parade ''Spring Parade'' is a 1940 American musical comedy film directed by Henry Koster and starring Deanna Durbin. It is a remake of the 1934 film. Plot Based on a story by Ernst Marischka, the film is about a Hungarian woman who attends a Viennese ...

'' * 1937 ''

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'' * 1938 ''Rozmaring'' * 1940 ''

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'' ** ''

Duel for Nothing ''Duel for Nothing'' (Hungarian: ''Párbaj semmiért'') is a 1940 Hungarian drama film directed by Emil Martonffy and starring Gyula Csortos, Lili Berky and Alice Nagy. It was based on a novel by Sándor Hunyady. Plot summary Cast * Gyula C ...

'' * 1941 '' Shako and Hat'' * 1942 '' Magdolna'' ** '' Dr. Kovács István'' * 1943 ''

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'' (1943) ** ''

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'' * 1944 '' Afrikai vőlegény'' ** ''

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Bibliography

* Simon, Andrew L. ''Made in Hungary: Hungarian Contributions to Universal Culture''. Simon Publications, 1998.

References

External links

* 1901 births 1965 deaths Hungarian film actresses Hungarian silent film actresses Actresses from Budapest 20th-century Hungarian actresses {{Hungary-actor-stub