Paul Fejos
Encyclopedia
Paul Fejos was a film
director in America
.
Fejos was born in Budapest
, Hungary
as Pál Fejös. He emigrated to the United States in 1924 and became a naturalized citizen in 1930. He made four films in the US: The Last Performance
(1927), The Last Moment
(1928), Lonesome
(1928) and Broadway
(1929).
In 1936, he married Inga Arvad
, a Danish journalist, noted for a romantic relationship with John F. Kennedy
and known as the mistress of Axel Wenner-Gren
.
In 1941, he became Director of Research of the Viking Fund, a non-lucrative association created the same year by Axel Wenner-Gren
, a Swedish industrialist.
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
director in America
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
Fejos was born in Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
, Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
as Pál Fejös. He emigrated to the United States in 1924 and became a naturalized citizen in 1930. He made four films in the US: The Last Performance
The Last Performance
The Last Performance was the last American silent film featuring Conrad Veidt before he returned to Germany. Two versions were made - a silent version and Movietone version complete with music, talking sequences, and sound effects...
(1927), The Last Moment
The Last Moment
The Last Moment is a silent experimental film conceived and directed by Paul Fejos. The film starred Otto Matieson and Georgia Hale....
(1928), Lonesome
Lonesome
"Lonesome" is a song by the San Diego-based rock band Unwritten Law, produced by Rick Parashar and released as the first single from the band's 1998 album Unwritten Law.-Track listing:-Band:*Scott Russo - vocals*Steve Morris - guitar...
(1928) and Broadway
Broadway (1929 film)
Broadway is a 1929 film directed by Pál Fejös from the play of the same name by George Abbott and Philip Dunning. It stars Glenn Tryon, Evelyn Brent, Paul Porcasi, Robert Ellis, Merna Kennedy and Thomas E...
(1929).
In 1936, he married Inga Arvad
Inga Arvad
Inga Arvad was a Danish journalist, noted for a romantic relationship with John F. Kennedy from 1941 to 1942 and for being Adolf Hitler's companion at the 1936 Summer Olympics. She was born Inga Maria Petersen but changed her name in 1931...
, a Danish journalist, noted for a romantic relationship with John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy , often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963....
and known as the mistress of Axel Wenner-Gren
Axel Wenner-Gren
Axel Lennart Wenner-Gren was a Swedish entrepreneur and one of the wealthiest men in the world during the 1930s....
.
In 1941, he became Director of Research of the Viking Fund, a non-lucrative association created the same year by Axel Wenner-Gren
Axel Wenner-Gren
Axel Lennart Wenner-Gren was a Swedish entrepreneur and one of the wealthiest men in the world during the 1930s....
, a Swedish industrialist.