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Steve Sekely

{{Short description|Hungarian film director}}

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| name = Steve Sekely

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| birth_name = István Székely

| birth_date = {{birth date|1899|2|25}}

| birth_place = Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary

| death_date = {{death date and age|1979|3|9|1899|2|25}}

| death_place = Palm Springs, California, U.S.{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmkatalogus.hu/Szekely-Istvan--sz20962|title=Székely István|website=FilmKatalogus.hu|accessdate=Jun 18, 2019}}

| nationality =

| other_names = Stefan Szekely

| occupation = Film director

| years_active = 1930–1973

| spouse = {{marriage|Irén Ágay|1933|September 2, 1950|end=d}}{{Cite web|url=http://americanhungarianjournal.com/blog/2012/05/05/szineszkonyvtar-arckepcsarnok-agai-iren/|title=Színészkönyvtár arcképcsarnok – Ágai Irén – American-Hungarian Lifestyle Magazine|accessdate=Jun 18, 2019}}

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| notable_works = The Day of the Triffids

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Steve Sekely (February 25, 1899 – March 9, 1979) was a Hungarian Jewish film director. Born István Székely, he was known by several names, based on his changing professional and immigration status, including Stefan Szekely. He directed films in Hungarian, German, and English.

Biography

He worked as a newspaper journalist in Germany, before returning to Hungary in the early 1930s. He directed one of the most famous classic Hungarian films, the frequently revived comedy Hyppolit, a lakáj (1931). That film was remade in 2000 and the original was later digitally restored and released on DVD.

Sekely left pre-war Hungary, fleeing growing fascism and laws restricting rights and professional opportunities for Jews.

He worked in Hollywood for much of his subsequent career, directing mostly B movies and early episodic TV, although he directed his best-known English language film, the cult science fiction thriller The Day of the Triffids in the UK and returned to Hungary to direct his final film, The Girl Who Liked Purple Flowers, which was released in 1973.{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068859/|title=The Girl Who Liked Purple Flowers|accessdate=Jun 18, 2019|via=www.imdb.com}}

Partial filmography

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External links

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Category:1899 births

Category:1979 deaths

Category:Film people from Budapest

Category:People from the Kingdom of Hungary

Category:Hungarian Jews

Category:Hungarian film directors

Category:German-language film directors

Category:Hungarian emigrants to the United States

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