Ernest Vajda

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Ernest Vajda (27 May 1886, Komarom, Hungary - 3 April 1954, Woodland Hills, California) was a Hungarian actor, playwright and novelist, but is more famous today for his screenplays. He wrote the screenplay for the film Smilin' Through (1932), based on the hit play by Jane Cowl and Jane Murfin. Vajda also wrote the screenplay for the first film version of Rudolf Besier's The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934).

[edit] Selected filmography

• Smilin' Through (1941)
• Dramatic School (1938)
• Marie Antoinette (1938)
• The Great Garrick (1937)
• A Woman Rebels (1936)
• The Merry Widow (1934)
• The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934)
• Reserved for Ladies (1932)
• Tonight or Never (1931)
• The Guardsman (1931)
• The Smiling Lieutenant (1931)
• Monte Carlo (1930)
• The Love Parade (1929)

[edit] External links

• Ernest Vajda at the Internet Movie Database
• NY Times bio