Éva Szörényi

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The native form of this personal name is Szörényi Éva. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Éva Szörényi
Studio City, California, U.S.
Resting placeSan Fernando Mission Cemetery
Occupationactress
Years active1935-2001
SpouseIstván Örményi (1942-?) (3 children)
ChildrenIstván (1943), Tamás (1946), Gábor (1952)[1]
Parent(s)Károly Schwáb, Hortenzia Lers

Éva Szörényi (Born Elvira Schwáb; May 26, 1917 – December 1, 2009)[2] was a Kossuth Prize-winning actress of the Hungarian National Theatre. Her acting career started in the early 1930s, when she played leading roles in over 20 motion pictures. As a result, she quickly became famous and beloved by the Hungarian people. Her voice also was heard frequently on the radio.

When the

communist
persecution and settled with her husband, István Örményi, and three sons, István, Tamás and Gábor, in Los Angeles.

In exile, Szörényi played an active role in the World Federation of Hungarian Freedom Fighters (WFHFF). She vowed not to visit Hungary until the last occupying Soviet soldier had left Hungary. When that happened, she returned to Hungary for the first time in 1991.[3]

Szörényi organized

fund-raising events for WFHFF in the form of literary evenings, such as regular Széchenyi tea parties and others. [citation needed
] An active member of the Hungarian Freedom Fighters, she became the president of the Remember Hungary 1956 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the revolution.

Éva Szörényi won awards from the presidents of Hungary Árpád Göncz, Ferenc Mádl and László Sólyom.

Awards

  • Kossuth Prize - 1952
  • Meritorious Artist
    - 1954
  • Magyarország Kiváló Művésze díj - 1955

Filmography

Archive footage

  • A Jávor - 1987

References

  1. ^ "Örményi István".
  2. Los Angeles, California Archived 2010-01-06 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Ms. Eva Szorenyi". 2 April 2016.

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