Johann von Vásáry explained

Johann von Vásáry
Birth Date:	1899 1, df=yes^[1]
Death Place:	Madrid, Spain
Othername:	Vaszary János
Occupation:	Director, writer
Yearsactive:	1923–1957 (film)
Spouse:	Janka Siklossy (1929-1938)^[2] Lili Muráti (1941-1963)^[3]

Johann von Vásáry or János Vaszary (1899–1963) was a Hungarian actor, screenwriter, playwright and film director. Several of his plays were adapted into films including I Entrust My Wife to You in 1943.^[4] He was married to the actress Lili Muráti, and the two went into exile in Spain following the Second World War.

Selected filmography

• Stars of Eger (1923)
• Peter (1934)
• A Night in Venice (1934)
• Hannerl and Her Lovers (1936)
• Mother (1937)
• Tokay Rhapsody (1937)
• Sweet Revenge (1937)
• Roxy and the Wonderteam (1938)
• The Henpecked Husband (1938)
• Duel for Nothing (1940)
• Yes or No? (1940)
• One Night in Transylvania (1941)
• Love Me (1942)
• The Perfect Family (1942)
• I Married an Angel (1942, based on the Broadway musical I Married an Angel based on his play)
• It Begins with Marriage (1943)
• I Dreamed of You (1943)
• I Entrust My Wife to You (1943, based on his play)
• (1944, based on his story)
• Tell the Truth (1946, based on his play)

Bibliography

• Eric Rentschler. German Film & Literature. Routledge, 2013.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Az 50 éve elhunyt Vaszary János bohózatát mutatja be az Újszínház.
2. Web site: Vaszary János.
3. Web site: Vaszary János, a színház vonzásában. 20 November 2013.
4. Rentschler p.344