Lajos Zilahy

Lajos Zilahy

writer, director, art department

Lajos Zilahy was born on Mar 27, 1891 in Romania]. Lajos Zilahy's big-screen debut came with The Virtuous Sin directed by George Cukor in 1930. Lajos Zilahy is known for Halálos tavasz directed by László Kalmár, Pál Jávor stars as Dr.Egry István and Katalin Karády as Ralben Edit. The upcoming new movie Lajos Zilahy plays is Samrtno prolece which will be released on Jul 18, 1973.

Author, director. He was the popular, fashionable and celebrated author of the period between two world wars. In 1934-36 he was the editor of Magyarország (Hungary), in 1940-44 The Bridge, an art periodical. In 1939 he established a film studio named Pegazus, which operated until the end of 1943. He also tried to direct. After the war he was the editor of the daily newspaper Szabadság (Liberty), Editor-in-Chief at Literature and Science. In 1948 he left Hungary and lived in the US.

  • Birthday

    Mar 27, 1891
  • Place of Birth

    Nagyszalonta, Austria-Hungary [now Salonta, Romania]