György Kürthy

György Kürthy (24 February 1882 – 27 December 1972[1]) was a Hungarian actor, scenographer, writer and director of the theatre.

The native form of this personal name is Kürthy György. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
György Kürthy
Kürthy circa 1920
Born(1882-02-24)24 February 1882
Budapest Austria-Hungary
Died27 December 1972(1972-12-27) (aged 90)
Budapest Hungary
NationalityHungarian
Occupationactor, scenographer, writer director of the theatre
Spouse(s)Mariska Vízváry

Biography

He maturated in Budapest, then moved to Munich where he learnt architecture. His first theatrical performance was in 1905 at Thália Theatre. He was a member of the National Theatre between 1906 and 1935. He worked as a chief director in Kolozsvár (today Cluj-Napoca, Romania) in the theatre year 1908-1909. Between 1916 and 1923 he taught at Academy of Drama and Film in Budapest. During the next year he played at National Theatre of Pécs. Then he moved back to the capital, and was a professor at the Hungarian University of Arts and Design from 1927 to 1930. In the following year he was the director of National Theatre of Szeged. He came back to the stage in 1953 when he played two years at Kisfaludy Károly Theatre and one year at József Attila Theatre.

His work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics.[2]

Family

He was the son of Emil Kürthy (1848–1920), a journalist. He was the second husband of Mariska Vízváry (1877–1954), actress, and the father of Péter Kürthy (1926–), actor. He died in Budapest.[1]

Selected filmography

Bibliography
  • Kulik, Karol. Alexander Korda: The Man Who Could Work Miracles. Virgin Books, 1990.

References
  1. Gyászjelentése
  2. "György Kürthy". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
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