Lajos Biro
Lajos Biro · Arts & Literature
Hungarian screenwriter of early Hollywood (The Last Command, The Private Life of Henry VIII)
1880, Nagyvárad, Austria-Hungary (now Oradea, Romania) — 1948, Budapest, Hungary
Hungary · United Kingdom
Lajos Biro is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Hungarian screenwriter of early Hollywood (The Last Command, The Private Life of Henry VIII)
Biró was a Hungarian novelist, playwright and screenwriter who became a key figure of early Hollywood and British cinema, writing films such as 'The Last Command' and 'The Private Life of Henry VIII'. Born into a Jewish family in Nagyvárad, he worked closely with producer Alexander Korda. His screenplay for 'The Last Command' won at the first Academy Awards.
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Hungarian screenwriter of early Hollywood (The Last Command, The Private Life of Henry VIII)
Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish screenwriters
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