Ottó Solymosi (20 February 1927 – 18 February 2024) was a director of Magyar Rádió (MR). Solymosi graduated from the Academy of Dramatic and Cinematic Art and started his career at the Royal Revue Theatre in 1948. Since 1954 he has been a director of MR, and in 1974 he became a member of the National Television's director's staff. He was a member of the National Association of Hungarian Journalists.[1][2]
Otto Solymosi | |
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| Born | Solymosi Ottó 20 February 1927 Budapest, Hungary |
| Died | 18 February 2024 (aged 96) |
| Nationality | Hungarian |
| Occupation | Director |
Solymosi, who received a well merited Jászai Mari Award in 1974, was named Chief Director of Magyar Rádió in 1983.
Selected works
editTheatre
edit- Fényes-Kertész: Csacsifogat;
- Kodály:Háry János;
- Kálmán:Csárdáskirálynő;
- Vaszary-Solymosi:Ki a harmadik?;
Radio
edit- Molnár:A Pál utcai fiúk;
- Móricz:Rokonok;
- Vadnai-Solymosi:Aki felütötte a telefonkönyvet;
For television Solymosi directed "50 Years of Hungarian Radio" in 1975. He continued to work for radio and the stage, and has organized and produced many shows in North America for Hungarian communities in Toronto, Montreal, New York, and Washington D.C.[3]
Otto Solymosi has a son, Andras Solymosi, a grandchild, Andrea, and seven honorary grandchildren, Virág, Kende, Csillag, Tündér, Kincső, Kevin and Dominick.
References
edit- ^ "MUOSZ website". Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
- ^ Obituary (in Hungarian)
- ^ Iván Boldizsár in The New Hungarian quarterly,v ol. 5 p 198 link
External links
edit- Hungarian Theatre Encyclopedia - Solymosi Ottó (in Hungarian)
- Film History Online (in Hungarian)
- Mesesziget - Eotvos Lorand University Radio (in Hungarian)
- Bástyasétány 77 - Radnóti Theatre (in Hungarian)
- A sokaság fia (in Hungarian)
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