Sándor Radó (1891–1944) was a Hungarian

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and

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. He established himself as an actor after making his debut in 1908, settling

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and appearing at many venues. He was part of the Budapest

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scene. Between 1927 and 1937 he appeared occasionally in films. Of

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heritage, the increasing

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restricted him from pursuing his career.Horák p.134 He died during the rule of the

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-aligned Arrow Cross.

Selected filmography

* '' A csodadoktor'' (1927) * '' Filléres gyors'' (1932) * '' Miss Iza'' (1933) * ''

Vica the Canoeist ''Vica the Canoeist'' (Hungarian: ''Vica, a vadevezös'') is a 1933 Hungarian comedy film directed by Béla Gaál and starring Erzsi Paál, Sándor Radó (actor), Sándor Radó and Dezsõ Kertész.''Filmévkönyv''. Magyar Filmtudományi Intézet ...

'' (1933) * '' Rotschild leánya'' (1934) * '' Forog az idegen'' (1936) * '' Lady Seeks a Room'' (1937)

References

Bibliography

* Bodó, Béla. ''Black Humor and the White Terror''. Taylor & Francis, 2023. * Horák, Magda. 'A magyar értelmiség veszteségei az 1940-es években''. BékésPrint, 1994. * Szalai, Anna. ''In the Land of Hagar: The Jews of Hungary : History, Society and Culture''. Beth Hatefutsoth, the Nahum Goldmann Museum of the Jewish Diaspora, 2002.

External links

* 1891 births 1944 deaths Hungarian male stage actors Hungarian male film actors People from Zakarpattia Oblast Jewish Hungarian actors {{Hungary-actor-stub