Erzsi Paál Explained

Erzsi Paál
Birthname:Erzsébet Polacsek
Birth Date:19 November 1912
Birth Place:Lugoj, Austro-Hungarian Empire
Death Date:24 June 1973 (aged 70)
Death Place:Rome, Lazio, Italy
Othername:Ersi Pond
Occupation:Actress
Yearsactive:1933–1971 (film)

Erzsi Paál (1912–1973) was a Hungarian stage actress, who also appeared in several films.[1] She was born Erzsébet Polacsek in Lugoj, then in the Austro-Hungarian Empire but subsequently ceded to Romania, to Hungarian parents. After establishing herself in as a soubrette in Budapest, she moved to Italy and appeared at the Teatro Eliseo in Rome and the Teatro Odeon in Milan. She also starred alongside comedian Totò in his debut film Fermo con le mani in 1937.[2] She married the actor John Bartha, a fellow Hungarian who was also based in Italy. Her final screen appearance was in the 1971 giallo film A Lizard in a Woman's Skin

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  1. Enyedi p.189
  2. Pistolese p.79