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Paul Lukas
  • Birth Name:
    Pál Lukács
  • Date of Birth:
    May 26, 1895
  • Zodiac Sign:
    Gemini
  • Place of Birth:
    Budapest, Hungary
  • Place of Death:
    Tangier, Morocco
  • Date of Death:
    August 15, 1971
  • Cause of Death:
    Heart Failure
  • Height:
    6' 1½"
  • Sex:
    Male
  • Nationality:
    Hungarian

Family

Paul Lukas
  • Spouse:
    Gizella "Daisy" Benes - deceased
    Annette M. Driesens -

Career

Paul Lukas

Trivia

Paul Lukas
  • Won the Academy Award 1943 for Watch on the Rhine (1943).
  • Sings Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's song "None But the Lonely Heart" (English title) in Little Women (1933).
  • In 1933, he became a naturalized citizen of the United States.
  • At first, he played elegant, smooth womanizers, but increasingly he became typecast as a villain.
  • He made his stage debut in Budapest in 1916 and his film debut in 1917.
  • He arrived in Hollywood in 1927 after a successful stage and film career in Hungary, Germany and Austria where he worked with Max Reinhardt.
  • Was a Hungarian-born actor.

Biography

Paul Lukas
Last Updated: Saturday, August 29, 2009
paul lukasOscar-winning American actor of Hungarian origin. He graduated from the School for Dramatic Arts. In 1916, he went to Kosice (Kassa) to be an actor; in 1918, he became an actor specializing in comedy. For ten years, he was the most popular character player and romantic lead of the company.

From 1918 on, he made films in Budapest; in the 'twenties in Austria as well. In 1927, he settled down in Hollywood. He wasn't untrue to the stage -- he played Dr. Rank to 'Ruth Gordon''s Nora, in Ibsen's "A Doll's House" in the Morosco Theatre in New York in 1937. Until 1948, his main domain remained the world of the studios, however.

In the 'fifties, he was engaged with the theatre more and more again, and from this time on, he only stood in front of the camera only occasionally.

Filmography

Paul Lukas

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