István Békeffy

{{short description|Hungarian screenwriter}}

{{Infobox person

| name =István Békeffy

| image = File:Rádiószilveszter, Brachfeld Siegfried, Szilágyi György, Turay Ida, Marton Frigyes, Békeffi István. Fortepan 56016.jpg

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| caption = Békeffy on the (right) in 1964 with his wife Ida Turay and others.

| birth_date = 31 August 1901

| birth_place = Szeged, Austro-Hungarian Empire

| death_date = 9 June 1977 (aged 75)

| death_place = Budapest, Hungary

| othername =

| occupation = Writer

| yearsactive = 1933–1973 (film)

}}

István Békeffy (August 31, 1901 – June 9, 1977) was a Hungarian screenwriter and playwright.Khatib p.37Goble p.32 He was married to the actress Ida Turay from 1926. In 1957, following the failed Hungarian Revolution, he moved to Switzerland and wrote screenplays for the West German film industry. These included several comedies featuring Heinz Rühmann.Görtz & Sarkowicz p.412 He returned to Hungary in 1971.