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Lajos Biró(1880-1948)

  • Writer
  • Script and Continuity Department
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Lajos Biró
Lajos Biró was born on 22 August 1880 in Nagyvarad, Austria-Hungary [now Oradea, Bihor, Romania]. He was a writer, known for The Thief of Bagdad (1940), The Last Command (1928) and Knight Without Armor (1937). He died on 9 September 1948 in London, England, UK.
BornAugust 22, 1880
DiedSeptember 9, 1948(68)
BornAugust 22, 1880
DiedSeptember 9, 1948(68)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 2 nominations total

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The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
The Thief of Bagdad
7.4
  • Writer(as Lajos Biro)
  • 1940
Emil Jannings in The Last Command (1928)
The Last Command
7.9
  • Writer
  • 1928
Marlene Dietrich and Robert Donat in Knight Without Armor (1937)
Knight Without Armor
6.8
  • Writer(as Lajos Biro)
  • 1937
Ray Milland and Isa Miranda in Hotel Imperial (1939)
Hotel Imperial
6.8
  • Writer
  • 1939

Credits

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Writer

  • The Private Life of Henry VIII. 3D
    • character
    • Pre-production
  • Az élet (1991)
    Az élet
    TV Movie
    • novel
    • 1991
  • A rablólovag
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1988
  • A Molitor-ház
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1984
  • Francia négyes
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1984
  • Asszonyok (1981)
    Asszonyok
    TV Movie
    • novel
    • 1981
  • A protektor (1976)
    A protektor
    TV Movie
    • novel
    • 1976
  • Storm Over the Nile (1955)
    Storm Over the Nile
    6.2
    • additional dialogue (as Lajos Biro)
    • 1955
  • An Ideal Husband (1947)
    An Ideal Husband
    6.5
    • screen play (as Lajos Biro)
    • 1947
  • Tallulah Bankhead, Anne Baxter, Charles Coburn, and William Eythe in A Royal Scandal (1945)
    A Royal Scandal
    6.7
    • play "Die zarin" (as Lajos Biro)
    • 1945
  • Five Graves to Cairo (1943)
    Five Graves to Cairo
    7.3
    • play (as Lajos Biro)
    • 1943
  • The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
    The Thief of Bagdad
    7.4
    • scenario by (as Lajos Biro)
    • 1940
  • Muriel Angelus, Gladys George, and Akim Tamiroff in The Way of All Flesh (1940)
    The Way of All Flesh
    6.8
    • story
    • 1940
  • The Four Feathers (1939)
    The Four Feathers
    7.4
    • additional dialogue (as Lajos Biro)
    • 1939
  • Ray Milland and Isa Miranda in Hotel Imperial (1939)
    Hotel Imperial
    6.8
    • story "Színmü négy felvonásban"
    • 1939
  • Merle Oberon in Over the Moon (1939)
    Over the Moon
    5.5
    • story (as Lajos Biro)
    • 1939

Script and Continuity Department

  • Elephant Boy (1937)
    Elephant Boy
    6.4
    • script editor (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Leslie Howard and Merle Oberon in The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934)
    The Scarlet Pimpernel
    7.3
    • scenario, continuity & dialogue (as Lajos Biro)
    • 1934
  • Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Elisabeth Bergner in The Rise of Catherine the Great (1934)
    The Rise of Catherine the Great
    6.3
    • continuity (as Lajos Biro)
    • 1934
  • Ludwig der Zweite, König von Bayern (1930)
    Ludwig der Zweite, König von Bayern
    6.8
    • script editor (as Ludwig Biro)
    • 1930
  • Das Schweigen im Walde
    • script editor (as Ludwig Biro)
    • 1929
  • Frühlingsrauschen - Tränen, die ich dir geweint (1929)
    Frühlingsrauschen - Tränen, die ich dir geweint
    • script editor (as Ludwig Biro)
    • 1929
  • Triumph of Love
    5.3
    • script editor (as Ludwig Biro)
    • 1929

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Lajos Biro
  • Born
    • August 22, 1880
    • Nagyvarad, Austria-Hungary [now Oradea, Bihor, Romania]
  • Died
    • September 9, 1948
    • London, England, UK(heart attack)
  • Other works
    Playwright: "Dark Journey". NOTE: Filmed as Dark Journey (1937).
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles

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  • Trivia
    Hungarian novelist, playwright, and screenwriter. Biro began his working life as a journalist and political secretary in Budapest, before fleeing to Vienna in the wake of the 1918 October Revolution. He had a sojourn in Hollywood during the 1920's, but did his best work in Britain in the 1930's and early 40's on several classic pictures made by Alexander Korda's London Films. He also collaborated on three screenplays for Gainsborough.

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