About József Babay
Lived 1898 – 1956 (aged 57). József Babay was a Hungarian journalist, screenwriter and writer.
József Babay (1898–1956) was a Hungarian journalist, novelist, playwright and screenwriter. He was active in the Hungarian film industry particularly during the late 1930s and the Second World War. He supplies the librettos for operettas by Dénes von Buday.
Selected filmography The Five-Forty (1939) Hungary's Revival (1939) The Ball Is On (1939) Fehérvári huszárok (1939) Semmelweis (1940) Rózsafabot (1940) Flames (1941) The Marriage Market (1941) A Heart Stops Beating (1942) The Dance of Death (1942) Two Blue Eyes (1955) Leila and Gábor (1956)
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Who was József Babay?
Hungarian writer, journalist, screenwriter
When was József Babay born?
József Babay was born on 28 November 1898 in Nagyatád.
When did József Babay die?
József Babay died on 19 July 1956 in Budapest.
What was József Babay's occupation?
József Babay was a journalist, screenwriter and writer.
What nationality was József Babay?
József Babay was Hungarian.
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