About Jenő Csepreghy
Lived 1912 – 1978 (aged 66). Jenő Csepreghy was a Hungarian and American film director.
Jenő Csepreghy (1912–1978) was a Hungarian film director and editor. He gained his initial experience working in the United States before returning to Hungary in 1933 where he worked in a variety of roles, including assistant director. Promoted to director, he made six films including the nationalist Hungary's Revival in 1939. After his last Hungarian film Money Talks in 1940 he emigrated to Britain and worked in several other countries. He worked on the 1951 Orson Welles film Othello as editor under the name John Shepridge. His brother Béla Csepreghy was also a filmmaker.
Selected filmography Family Bonus (1937) Bence Uz (1938) The Poor Rich (1938) Hungary's Revival (1939) Money Talks (1940) Othello (1951)
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Who was Jenő Csepreghy?
Hungarian film director (1912–1978)
When was Jenő Csepreghy born?
Jenő Csepreghy was born on 29 January 1912 in Budapest.
When did Jenő Csepreghy die?
Jenő Csepreghy died on 6 May 1978.
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Jenő Csepreghy was a film director.
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Jenő Csepreghy was Hungarian and American.
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