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Lili Darvas

(1906-1974)

DARVAS, LILI (1906–1974), European and U.S. actress. Born in Budapest, Lili Darvas began her career in 1922 as Shakespeare's Juliet. She married the Hungarian playwright Ferenc *Molnar in 1922, and joined Max Reinhardt's company from 1926 to 1938. Immigrating to the U.S. in 1938, she played in Ferdinand Bruckner's Criminals. Her first English-speaking role was in Soldier's Wife in 1944. Subsequently, she appeared frequently on stage, screen, and television. She visited Budapest in 1965–66 to play the mother in Olympia, a drama that had originally been written for her by her husband.


Sources:Encyclopaedia Judaica. © 2008 The Gale Group. All Rights Reserved.