Lucy Doraine (born Ilona Kovács; 22 May 1898 – 14 October 1989) was a Hungarian film actress of the
silent era. Born as Ilona Kovács in
Budapest
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, she appeared in more than 20 films between 1918 and 1931. She was married to film director
Michael Curtiz
Michael Curtiz ( ; born Manó Kaminer; since 1905 Mihály Kertész; hu, Kertész Mihály; December 24, 1886 April 10, 1962) was a Hungarian-American film director, recognized as one of the most prolific directors in history. He directed cla ...
from 1918 to 1923. She died in
Los Angeles, California
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, aged 91.
Filmography
* ''
A Napraforgós hölgy'' (1918)
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Jön az öcsém'' (1919)
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Die Dame mit dem schwarzen Handschuh'' (1919)
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Der Stern von Damaskus'' (1920)
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Die Gottesgeisel'' (1920)
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Miss Tutti Frutti'' (1921)
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Herzogin Satanella'' (1921)
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Frau Dorothys Bekenntnis'' (1921)
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Labyrinth des Grauens'' (1921)
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Sodom und Gomorrha'' (1922)
* ''
Victim of Love'' (1923)
* ''
The Fifth Street'' (1923)
* ''
Hunted Men
''Hunted Men'' is a 1938 American drama film directed by Louis King and written by William R. Lipman and Horace McCoy. The film stars Lloyd Nolan, Mary Carlisle, Lynne Overman, J. Carrol Naish, Delmar Watson and Buster Crabbe. The film was r ...
'' (1924)
* ''
To a Woman of Honour
''To a Woman of Honour'' (german: Um eines Weibes Ehre) is a 1924 German silent film directed by Rudolf Biebrach and starring Lucy Doraine, Georg H. Schnell and Fritz Greiner.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Carl Ludwig Kirms ...
'' (1924)
* ''
Destiny
Destiny, sometimes referred to as fate (from Latin ''fatum'' "decree, prediction, destiny, fate"), is a predetermined course of events. It may be conceived as a predetermined future, whether in general or of an individual.
Fate
Although often ...
'' (1925)
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Love's Finale'' (1925)
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The Searching Soul'' (1925)
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The Prince and the Dancer'' (1926)
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Her Husband's Wife'' (1926)
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Alpine Tragedy'' (1927)
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Adoration'' (1928)
* ''
Christina'' (1929)
External links
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Photographs and literatureSilent era portrait
(University of Washington, Sayre collection)
1898 births
1989 deaths
Hungarian film actresses
Hungarian silent film actresses
20th-century Hungarian actresses
Austro-Hungarian emigrants to the United States
Actresses from Budapest
20th-century American actresses
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