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Franciska Gaal (born Franciska Silberspitz, 1 February 1903 – 13 August 1972) was a Hungarian cabaret artist and film actress of Jewish heritage. Gaal starred in a popular series of European romantic comedies during the 1930s.
Franciska Gaal was born on 1 February 1904 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]. She was an actress, known for The Girl Downstairs (1938), Little Mother (1935) and The Buccaneer (1938). She was married to Dajkovich, Ferenc and Lestyán, Sándor. She died on 2 January 1973 in New York City, New York, USA.
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- Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
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- New York City, New York, USA
Aug 17, 2019 · She died in poverty and was forgotten by her nation and the movie industry. She was buried somewhere in the States, but nobody took care of her gravesite, which was later demolished. Nobody knows where her remains are. Franciska Gaál, who was a celebrated actress in Hungary, Germany, and Russia, is still unknown for her own home country.
by Hanja Daemon. Austrian film critic Michael Omasta describes her as “the phantom lady of interwar European cinema”, thus emphasising the fact that the erstwhile popular European star Franciska (alternatively 'Franziska') Gaal is mostly forgotten today (Omasta, 2016). Between 1932 and 1936, however, Gaal was a celebrated star of nine ...
Franciska Gaal was a Jewish Hungarian cabaret artist and film actress. Gaal starred in a popular series of European romantic comedies during the 1930s.
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Aug 24, 2023 · Hungarian-born actress Franziska (or Franciska) Gaal was an interwar star whose film career spanned different countries and continents. Contemporary trade press and newspaper articles reveal her international fame during the 1930s, and trace her attempts to conquer Hollywood, where the studio system dictated that she lose weight and dye her hair.
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Gaal, Franciska (1904–1972) Austro-Hungarian actress and singer. Name variations: Franziska Gaal, Franceska Gaal. Born Fanny Zilveritch, Feb 1, 1904, in Budapest, Austria-Hungary (now Hungary); died Aug 13, 1972, in NYC.
