Jenő Heltai

Jenő Heltai (11 August 1871 – 3 September 1957

Biography Jenő Heltai was the first son of Károly Herzl and Jozefa Reich. He was of Jewish descent, though he later converted to Christianity. Several of his novels and plays have been adapted into movies. Theodor Herzl was his cousin. He studied at the Law Faculty of the University of Budapest before he quit his studies in 1890 to become a journalist, working for the newspaper "Magyar Hírlap". In 1892, Heltai published his first book of poetry, Modern dalok. Heltai married his first wife, Hausz Valéria on 3 August 1903. Jenő Heltai died on 3 September 1957 in Budapest.

Notable works Modern dalok (Modern songs), 1892, poetry Kiskirályok (Little Kings), 1913, novel Álmokháza (House of Dreams), 1929, novel A néma levente (The Silent Knight), 1936, play Egy fillér (One Penny), 1940, play