Magda Kun (17 February 1912 – 7 November 1945) was a Hungarian

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and

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. She was born at Szászrégen and made her stage debut in

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. She married actor Steven Geray in 1934, appearing alongside him in the 1935 film ''

Dance Band ''Dance Band'' is a 1935 British musical film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Charles "Buddy" Rogers, June Clyde and Steven Geray. It was shot at Welwyn Studios with sets designed by the art director David Rawnsley. Plot When dance band ...

''. Kun died in 1945, in

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, aged 33 years.

Selected filmography

* '' The Old Scoundrel'' (1932) * '' And the Plains Are Gleaming'' (1933) * ''

'' (1934) * '' Old Mother Riley in Paris'' (1938) * '' Room for Two'' (1939) * ''

Old Mother Riley Overseas ''Old Mother Riley Overseas'' is a 1943 British comedy film directed by Oswald Mitchell and starring Arthur Lucan, Kitty McShane and Anthony Holles. In the screenplay, Old Mother Riley relocates to Portugal. Plot summary Mother Riley is tricke ...

'' (1943) * ''

Heaven Is Round the Corner ''Heaven is Round the Corner'' is a 1944 British musical film, directed by Maclean Rogers. It was made by British National Films, starring Will Fyffe, Leni Lynn, Leslie Perrins, and Austin Trevor. The script was written by Austin Melford. Pl ...

'' (1944) * ''

Meet Sexton Blake ''Meet Sexton Blake!'' is a 1945 British supporting feature drama film directed by John Harlow and starring David Farrar, Manning Whiley, Dennis Arundell, and John Varley. It was one of two films in which David Farrar played Sexton Blake, th ...

'' (1945) * ''

Dead of Night ''Dead of Night'' is a 1945 black and white British anthology horror film, made by Ealing Studios. The individual segments were directed by Alberto Cavalcanti, Charles Crichton, Basil Dearden and Robert Hamer. It stars Mervyn Johns, Googie W ...

'' (1945)

References

Bibliography

* Hodgson, Michael. ''Patricia Roc''. Author House, 2013.

External links

* 1912 births 1945 deaths People from Reghin Hungarian film actresses Hungarian stage actresses Hungarian emigrants to England {{Hungary-bio-stub