Gábor Vaszary

Hungarian novelist

Gábor Vaszary or Gábor von Vaszary,^[1] (7 June 1897 in Budapest – 22 May 1985), was a Hungarian novelist and screenwriter. He emigrated to Switzerland in 1947. He wrote a number of novels which depict life in Paris in the 1920s and 1930s.^[2]

Several of his books have been adapted for cinema, for example Monpti which was the basis for the 1957 film Love from Paris directed by Helmut Käutner.^[3]

Selected filmography

Tokay Rhapsody (1937)
The Devil Doesn't Sleep (1941)
Finally! (1941)
I'll Make You Happy (1944)
Life Begins at Seventeen (1953)
She (1954)
Love from Paris (1957)
Marry Me, Cherie (1964)

References

^ "Vaszary, Gábor". Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek (in German). German National Library. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
^ Schmetkamp, Susanne (2008-09-29). "Vergessene Autoren: Napoleon ist eine Ente". Die Zeit. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
^ "Gábor von Vaszary". Filmportal.de (in German). Retrieved 2016-10-14.