María Corda
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| María Corda | |
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| Born | 4 May 1898 Dévá, Hungary |
| Died | 15 February 1976 Thônex, Switzerland |
| Other name(s) | Mária Antónia Farkas |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1919 - 1929 |
María Corda (born Mária Antónia Farkas 4 May 1898 in Dévá, Hungary, died 15 February 1976 in Thônex, Switzerland) was a Hungarian actress and a star of the silent film era in Germany and Austria.
She began her acting career in the theatres of Budapest in the early days of World War I and soon after Hungary became an independent state she began to work in the film industry as well. Her career took off and she soon followed her then husband, the film director Alexander Korda, to Vienna where he made her a star of the Austrian silent screen in epic films like Samson und Delila (1922) and Michael Curtiz's Die Sklavenkönigin (1924). Gli ultimi giorni di Pompei (1926) saw her take a leading role in an Italian film of a similar style.
In 1926 she and her husband moved to Berlin and the following year travelled on to Hollywood. She appeared in Korda's early productions there but enjoyed little success. She brought her Hollywood career to an end with the coming of sound, not least because her English was limited, and returned to Europe where she appeared in a few minor films. She divorced Korda in 1930 and moved to New York where she wrote novels. The later years of her life were spent in the vicinity of Geneva in Switzerland.
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| NAME | Corda, María |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4 May 1898 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dévá, Hungary |
| DATE OF DEATH | 15 February 1976 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Thônex, Switzerland |
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