Lajos Bíró

Lajos Bíró
Born Lajos Blau
(1880-08-22)22 August 1880
Nagyvárad, Austria-Hungary (now Oradea, Bihor, Romania)
Died 9 September 1948(1948-09-09) (aged 68)
London, England, UK
Occupation Writer
Years active 1917–1948
The grave of Lajos Biro, Hampstead Cemetery, London

Lajos Bíró (born Lajos Blau) (22 August 1880 – 9 September 1948) was a Austro-Hungarian novelist, playwright, and screenwriter who wrote many films from the early 1920s through the late 1940s. He was born in Nagyvárad, Austria-Hungary (now Oradea, Romania) and eventually moved to the United Kingdom where he worked as a scenario chief for London Film Productions run by Alexander Korda, collaborating on many screenplays with Arthur Wimperis.[1] He died in London on 9 September 1948 of a heart attack. He is buried in the northern section of Hampstead Cemetery in north London.

In 1929, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Writing for The Last Command, but lost to Ben Hecht for Underworld, the only other nomination in this category.

Partial filmography

References

  1. ↑ Kulik, Karol Alexander Korda:The Man Who Could Work Miracles. Virgin Books, 1990. ISBN 9780870003356

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