About József Szilas
Lived 1910 – 1943 (aged 32–33). József Szilas was a Hungarian film editor.
József Szilas (born 1910) was a Hungarian film editor. He was active as an editor during the 1930s, working on films from a range of genres but particularly comedies. However, of Jewish heritage, the new anti-Jewish Laws prevented him from working in the cinema. His date of death is unknown, but he likely died while working as a forced labourer during the Holocaust.
Selected filmography The Rakoczi March (1933) Emmy (1934) Romance of Ida (1934) Purple Lilacs (1934) Address Unknown (1935) Villa for Sale (1935) It Was Me (1936) Be True Until Death (1936) Sensation (1936) The Golden Man (1936) A Girl Sets Out (1936) Help, I'm an Heiress (1937) Tokay Rhapsody (1937) My Daughter Is Different (1937) I May See Her Once a Week (1937) Number 111 (1938) Süt a nap (1939)
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Who was József Szilas?
Hungarian film editor (1910–c.1943)
When was József Szilas born?
József Szilas was born on 25 December 1910 in Budapest.
When did József Szilas die?
József Szilas died in 1943.
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József Szilas was a film editor.
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József Szilas was Hungarian.
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