Imre Sinkovits

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The native form of this personal name is Sinkovits Imre. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Imre Sinkovits
Budapest, Hungary
OccupationActor

Imre Sinkovits (21 September 1928 in Budapest – 18 January 2001 in Budapest) was a Hungarian actor.[1][2]

Career

After a year in Downtown Theatre and another in Youth Theatre, in 1949 he got a job in National Theatre, where he stayed until 1956. His breakthrough role was Imre Madách's Moses, which he had played for 22 years, more than 700 times.[citation needed] On 23 October 1956 he recited Sándor Petőfi's Nemzeti dal at the Petőfi Square in Budapest in front of a crowd of 20,000 people. This was the opening act of a youth protest, which protest in a few hours became a nationwide revolt against the government. Sinkovits became a member of the Hungarian Theatre and Film Association Revolutionary Committee on 30 October.[citation needed] After the

a star was named after him.[3]

Personal life

In 1951, Sinkovits married Hungarian actress Katalin Gombos (b. 12 February 1929 Hódmezővásárhely; died 6 November 2012 Budapest). They had two children: Andrew Sinkovits-Vitay and Mariann Sinkovits, both of whom also became actors. Sinkovits and Gombos are buried in the Óbuda cemetery.

Sinkovits's & Gombos's grave in Óbuda cemetery

Selected filmography

Awards

References

  1. IMDb [unreliable source?
    ]
  2. ^ "Sinkovits Imre".
  3. ^
    Hirado
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  4. ^ YouTube video of Mindszenty's reburial (see video at 2:12)


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