Klára B. Kokas (31 December 1907 – 31 October 1962) was a Hungarian

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and

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.Rîpeanu p.81 During the Horthy era she was active designing setss and costumes for the Hungarian film industry and theatre. She also produced several films in the 1940s. Following the end of the

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she emigrated to Italy and then settled in

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where she opened a

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Selected filmography

* '' Everybody Loves Someone Else'' (1940) * ''

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'' (1940) * ''

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'' (1940) * ''

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'' (1942) * ''

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'' (1942) * '' Magdolna'' (1942) * ''

Annamária ''Annamária'' is a 1943 Hungarian comedy film directed by Dezsõ Ákos Hamza and starring Gábor Rajnay, Éva Szörényi and László Szilassy.Rîpeanu p.43 It was filmed at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the art ...

'' (1943) * '' Suburban Guard Post'' (1943) * ''

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'' (1943) * ''

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'' (1944) * ''

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'' (1944)

References

Bibliography

* Laura, Ernesto G. ''Tutti i film di Venezia, 1932–1984''. La Biennale, Settore cinema e spettacolo televisivo, 1985. * Rîpeanu, Bujor. (ed.) ''International Directory of Cinematographers, Set- and Costume Designers in Film: Hungary (from the beginnings to 1988)''. Saur, 1981.

External links

* 1907 births 1962 deaths Hungarian art directors Hungarian film producers Hungarian costume designers Hungarian emigrants to Argentina People from Kremnica {{Hungary-film-bio-stub