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Date of Birth

26 May 1891, Budapest, Austria-Hungary (now Hungary)

Date of Death

16 August 1971, Tangier, Morocco (heart failure)

Birth Name

Pál Lukács

Height

6' 1½" (1.87 m)

Mini Biography

Oscar winning American actor of Hungarian origin. He graduated from the School for Dramatic Arts. In 1916, he went to Kosice (Kassa) to be an actor; in 1918, he became an actor specializing in comedy. For ten years, he was the most popular character player and romantic lead of the company. From 1918 on, he made films in Budapest; in the 'twenties in Austria as well. In 1927, he settled down in Hollywood. He wasn't untrue to the stage -- he played Dr. Rank to 'Ruth Gordon''s Nora, in Ibsen's "A Doll's House" in the Morosco Theatre in New York in 1937. Until 1948, his main domain remained the world of the studios, however. In the 'fifties, he was engaged with the theatre more and more again, and from this time on, he only stood in front of the camera only occasionally.

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Spouse

Annette M. Driesens	(7 November 1963 - 16 August 1971) (his death)
Gizella "Daisy" Benes	(1927 - 1962) (her death)
?	(1916 - 1917) (divorced)

Trivia

Became a U. S. Citizen in 1933 and won the Academy Award 1943 for Watch on the Rhine (1943).

Sings Tschaikowski's song "None But the Lonely Heart" (English title) in Little Women (1933).

Died in Tangier, Marocco, while searching for a place to spend his retirement years.

Personal Quotes

[On his role in Watch on the Rhine (1943), which he originally played on Broadway] "The writing is so right you don't have to learn the part. It sticks to you. I amuse myself by changing a gesture occasionally."

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