Andrew G. Vajna

Hungarian film producer (1944–2019) Andrew G. VajnaVajna in 2013BornAndrás György Vajna(1944-08-01)1 August 1944Budapest, HungaryDied20 January 2019(2019-01-20) (aged 74)Budapest, HungaryResting placeKerepesi CemeteryEducationUniversity of California, Los AngelesOccupationFilm producerYears active1975–2009Spouse Tímea Palácsik ​(m. 2013)​ Andrew G. Vajna (born András György Vajna; 1 August 1944 – 20 January 2019) was a Hungarian film producer. He produced films including the first three entries in the Rambo series, Total Recall, Tombstone, Die Hard with a Vengeance, Evita, and Terminator 3. Vajna founded the now-defunct production companies Carolco Pictures, Cinergi Pictures, and C2 Pictures, frequently in collaboration with Mario Kassar. Biography Early life and first business successes Andrew G. Vajna was born in Budapest to merchant György Vajna (born Weidmann) and his wife Klára. His family was Jewish. In 1956, at the age of 12, he fled Hungary and with the support of Red Cross made his way alone to Canada. He arrived having no friends and speaking no English. He would reunite with his parents in Los Angeles after they fled Hungary separately. He studied cinem