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

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and

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. She was born in

Szászrégen Reghin (; , or ; ; Transylvanian Saxon dialect, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Reen'') is a Municipiu, city in Mureș County, Transylvania, central Romania, on the Mureș (river), Mureș River. As of 2021 Romanian census, 2021, it had a population of 2 ...

and made her stage debut in

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. She married actor

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in 1934, appearing alongside him in the 1935 film '' Dance Band''. Kun died in 1945, in

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, aged 33 years.

Selected filmography

* ''

The Old Scoundrel ''The Old Scoundrel'' (Hungarian: ''A vén gazember'') is a 1932 German-Hungarian drama film directed by Heinz Hille and starring Rosy Barsony, Tibor Halmay and Károly Sugar.Lohr p.188 It was made as a co-production between the Hunnia Film Stu ...

'' (1932) * ''

And the Plains Are Gleaming ''And the Plains Are Gleaming'' () is a 1933 German-Hungarian drama film directed by Heinz Hille and starring Rosy Barsony, Károly Sugar and Wolf Albach-Retty.Salwolke p. 322 It was shot at the Hunnia Film Studios, Hunnia Studios in Budapest. Th ...

'' (1933) * '' Dance Band'' (1934) * '' Family Bonus'' (1937) * ''

Modern Girls ''Modern Girls'' is a 1986 American comedy film directed by Jerry Kramer, starring Virginia Madsen, Daphne Zuniga, and Cynthia Gibb. Set during a single night in Los Angeles, it follows two young women who, while venturing through the city's ...

'' (1937) * '' Old Mother Riley in Paris'' (1938) * '' Room for Two'' (1939) * '' Old Mother Riley Overseas'' (1943) * '' Heaven Is Round the Corner'' (1944) * '' Meet Sexton Blake'' (1945) * ''

Dead of Night ''Dead of Night'' is a 1945 British supernatural horror anthology film directed by Alberto Cavalcanti, Charles Crichton, Basil Dearden, and Robert Hamer. It stars Mervyn Johns, Googie Withers, Sally Ann Howes, and Michael Redgrave. Produ ...

'' (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-actor-stub