Rosy Barsony (1909–1977) was a Hungarian-born dancer, singer and film actress.
Rosy was born Róza Sonnenschein on 5 June 1909 in Budapest. She was a child performer and became a leading operetta soubrette. She began a film career in 1929, and in 1931 she moved to Berlin. Her career flourished: she became the leading lady in the operettas of
Paul Abraham
Paul Abraham ( hu, Ábrahám Pál, links=no; 2 November 1892 – 6 May 1960) was a Jewish-Hungarian composer of operettas, who scored major successes in the German-speaking world. His specialty – and own innovation – was the insertion of ...
and married fellow performer
Oskar Dénes.
As a Jewish woman, she left Germany in 1935, touring in Italy, England and Romania, before returning to Budapest. From 1948, she settled in Vienna, appearing on television as well as on stage at the
Stadttheater Klagenfurt and the
Seefestspielen Mörbisch.
She died in Vienna on 23 March 1977 and is buried at the
Döblinger Cemetery.
Selected filmography
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The Old Scoundrel
''The Old Scoundrel'' (Hungarian: ''A vén gazember'') is a 1932 German-Hungarian drama film directed by Heinz Hille and starring Rosy Barsony, Tibor Halmay and Károly Sugar.Lohr p.188 It was made as a co-production between the Hunnia Film St ...
'' (1932)
* ''
A Mad Idea'' (1932)
* ''
A Bit of Love
''A Bit of Love'' (german: Ein bißchen Liebe für Dich) is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Max Neufeld and starring Lee Parry, Magda Schneider, and Hermann Thimig.Bock & Bergfelder, p. 550
It was made at the Johannisthal Studios in Ber ...
'' (1932)
* ''
And the Plains Are Gleaming
''And the Plains Are Gleaming'' (german: ...und es leuchtet die Puszta) is a 1933 German-Hungarian drama film directed by Heinz Hille and starring Rosy Barsony, Károly Sugar and Wolf Albach-Retty.Salwolke p. 322 It was shot at the Hunnia Stud ...
'' (1933)
* ''
Love Must Be Understood
''Love Must Be Understood'' (german: Liebe muss verstanden sein) is a 1933 German musical comedy film directed by Hans Steinhoff and starring Rosy Barsony, Georg Alexander, and Wolf Albach-Retty. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. T ...
'' (1933)
* ''
Waltz War'' (1933)
* ''
Leap into Bliss
''Leap into Bliss'' (German: ''Salto in die Seligkeit'') is a 1934 Austrian comedy film directed by Fritz Schulz and starring Schulz, Olly Gebauer and Rosy Barsony. It was one of a number of Austrian films made by newly founded independent film co ...
'' (1934)
* ''
Ball at the Savoy'' (1935)
* ''
Roxy and the Wonderteam
''Roxy and the Wonderteam'' (German: ''Roxy und das Wunderteam'') is a 1938 Austrian musical sports film directed by Johann von Vásáry and starring Rosy Barsony, Fritz Imhoff and Hans Holt.Waller p.207 It is based on an operetta called ''Roxy ...
'' (1938)
References
Bibliography
* Robert von Dassanowsky. ''Austrian Cinema: A History''. McFarland, 2005.
External links
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1909 births
1977 deaths
Hungarian female dancers
20th-century Hungarian women singers
Hungarian film actresses
Hungarian stage actresses
Actresses from Budapest
Hungarian emigrants to Austria
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