Johann von Vásáry

Not to be confused with János Vaszary (1867–1939), the Hungarian painter and graphic artist.

Johann von Vásáry
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Born	(1899-01-11)11 January 1899 Budapest, Austro-Hungarian Empire
Died	20 November 1963(1963-11-20) (aged 64) Madrid, Spain
Other names	Vaszary János
Occupation(s)	Director, writer
Years active	1923–1957 (film)
Spouse(s)	Janka Siklossy (1929-1938) Lili Muráti (1941-1963)

Johann von Vásáry or János Vaszary (1899–1963) was a Hungarian actor, screenwriter, playwright and film director. Several of his plays were adapted into films including I Entrust My Wife to You in 1943. He was married to the actress Lili Muráti, and the two went into exile in Spain following the Second World War.

Selected filmography

• Stars of Eger (1923)
• Peter (1934)
• A Night in Venice (1934)
• Hannerl and Her Lovers (1936)
• Mother (1937)
• Tokay Rhapsody (1937)
• Sweet Revenge (1937)
• Roxy and the Wonderteam (1938)
• The Henpecked Husband (1938)
• Duel for Nothing (1940)
• Yes or No? (1940)
• One Night in Transylvania (1941)
• Love Me (1942)
• The Perfect Family (1942)
• I Married an Angel (1942, based on the Broadway musical I Married an Angel based on his play)
• It Begins with Marriage (1943)
• I Dreamed of You (1943)
• I Entrust My Wife to You (1943, based on his play)
• Ich hab' von dir geträumt (1944, based on his story)
• Tell the Truth (1946, based on his play)

Bibliography

• Eric Rentschler. German Film & Literature. Routledge, 2013.

External links

• Johann von Vásáry at IMDb