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Michael Curtiz, Hungarian-American Filmmaker
(1886-1962)




Just the Facts:
  • Name: Mihaly Kertesz
  • Known as: Michael Curtiz
  • Birth: December 24, 1886, Budapest, Hungary
  • Death: April 10, 1962, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Language: Hungarian, English
  • Who he was: Hungarian-American filmmaker; Casablanca (Best Director Oscar); Angels with Dirty Faces; Yankee Doodle Dandy; Mildred Pierce; White Christmas

Let's consider this a placeholder as I build out the site.
Once that's done, I'll be back to fill in the details--an essay,
links to online and Amazon books, and more. I'll be posting
updates on Facebook and Twitter. Follow along!

Until I get to it, there's always Wikipedia!

Franz Lehar, Austro-Hungarian Composer
(1870-1948)




Just the Facts:
  • Name: Franz Lehar
  • Birth: April 30, 1870, Komárom, Austria-Hungary (now Komárno, Slovakia)
  • Death: October 24, 1948, Bad Ischl, Austria
  • Language: Hungarian, German
  • Who he was: Austro-Hungarian composer whose many operettas include Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow)

Let's consider this a placeholder as I build out the site.
Once that's done, I'll be back to fill in the details--an essay,
links to online and Amazon books, and more. I'll be posting
updates on Facebook and Twitter. Follow along!

Until I get to it, there's always Wikipedia!

Franz Liszt, Hungarian Composer
(1811-1886)




Just the Facts:
  • Name: Franz Liszt
  • Birth: October 22, 1811, Raiding, Austria
  • Death: July 31, 1886, Bayreuth, Germany
  • Language: Hungarian, German, French, Italian, English (?)
  • Who he was: Hungarian composer; twenty Hungarian rhapsodies; symphonic poems

Let's consider this a placeholder as I build out the site.
Once that's done, I'll be back to fill in the details--an essay,
links to online and Amazon books, and more. I'll be posting
updates on Facebook and Twitter. Follow along!

Until I get to it, there's always Wikipedia!