Zita Szeleczky

Zita Szeleczky (born Zita Klára Terézia Szeleczky 20 April 1915 – 12 July 1999) was a Hungarian stage and film actress.

Life She graduated from theatre school in 1937 Due to the fact she couldn't speak Spanish, she was unable to continue her theatre career, and thus began touring Hungarian émigré communities. On these tours she played in a variety of performances, including operettas, poetry recitals and variety shows.

The two collaborated while Wass was trying to sell his books, as Szeleczky made cassettes and LP records of his writings and singing Hungarian folk songs.

Return to Hungary and death In 1988, Szeleczky returned to Hungary. In 1993 she was exonerated by the Supreme Court of Hungary, stating that she was convicted with fabricated charges. She was later awarded the Cross of the Hungarian Republic. She died in 1999.

Legacy In 2015, the Hungarian Postal Service issued a stamp commemorating the 100th birthday Szeleczky. György Lázár, a Hungarian immigrant living in the US, criticized Szeleczky for being a fascist due to her involvement with the Arrow Cross Party, otherwise known as the Hungaristas.

He also stated that she "never expressed any remorse about her wartime activities and never acknowledged that her fascist propaganda contributed to the suffering of the Hungarian people", and that she considered her support of the Arrow Cross Party "an expression of patriotism, never condemning them."

Selected filmography Beauty of the Pusta (1937) Black Diamonds (1938) Billeting (1938) Azurexpress (1938) The Poor Rich (1938) Stars of Variety (1939) The Ball Is On (1939) Gül Baba (1940) Rózsafabot (1940) The Bercsenyi Hussars (1940) Wedding March (1944) The Last of the Vereczkeys (1940) Much Ado About Emmi (1940) Property for Sale (1941) The Marriage Market (1941) One Night in Transylvania (1941) Siamese Cat (1943) Hungarista Est a Magyar Művelődés Házában.1944. (1944) To Live for a Moment (1951)

Archive footage A Jávor (1987)