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Ferenc Molnar

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Ferenc Molnar · Arts & Literature

What

Playwright

When

1878, Budapest, Hungary — 1952, New York City, USA

Where

Hungary · United States

Biography

Ferenc Molnar is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Playwright

How & why

Ferenc Molnar was a Hungarian playwright and novelist, one of the most performed dramatists of his era, best known for the play 'Liliom' (which was later adapted as the musical 'Carousel') and the beloved boys' novel 'The Paul Street Boys'. He fled Europe for the United States to escape Nazi persecution. He was born to a Jewish family in Budapest.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish Playwrights

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Playwright

Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish Playwrights