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George Tabori(1914-2007)

  • Writer
  • Actor
  • Director
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George Tabori was born on 24 May 1914 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]. He was a writer and actor, known for Frohes Fest (1981), Chance Meeting (1954) and I Confess (1953). He was married to Ursula Höpfner, Ursula Grützmacher-Tabori, Viveca Lindfors and Hannah Freund. He died on 23 July 2007 in Berlin, Germany.
BornMay 24, 1914
DiedJuly 23, 2007(93)
BornMay 24, 1914
DiedJuly 23, 2007(93)
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  • Won 1 BAFTA Award
    • 2 wins total

Known for

Frohes Fest
5.2
  • Writer
  • 1981
Chance Meeting (1954)
Chance Meeting
6.2
  • Writer
  • 1954
I Confess (1953)
I Confess
7.2
  • Writer
  • 1953
Cary Grant, José Ferrer, and Paula Raymond in Crisis (1950)
Crisis
6.7
  • Writer
  • 1950

Credits

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Writer

  • Mein Kampf (2009)
    Mein Kampf
    5.0
    • based on the play
    • 2009
  • Television Theater (1953)
    Television Theater
    7.5
    TV Series
    • drama
    • 2002
  • The Legend of Mrs. Goldman and the Almighty God
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1996
  • My Mother's Courage (1995)
    My Mother's Courage
    6.8
    • story
    • 1995
  • Othello, der Mohr von Venedig
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • adaptation
    • 1991
  • Mein Kampf
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1991
  • Ditte Gråbøl, Stig Hoffmeyer, and Jens Jørn Spottag in Mein Kampf (1991)
    Mein Kampf
    4.7
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1991
  • Frohes Fest
    5.2
    • Writer
    • 1981
  • The Gangster Show: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui (1972)
    The Gangster Show: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
    8.3
    TV Movie
    • adaptation
    • 1972
  • Parades (1972)
    Parades
    6.2
    • screenplay
    • 1972
  • Kannibalen
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1970
  • Marcello Mastroianni in Leo the Last (1970)
    Leo the Last
    5.8
    • play (uncredited)
    • 1970
  • Robert Mitchum, Elizabeth Taylor, and Mia Farrow in Secret Ceremony (1968)
    Secret Ceremony
    6.3
    • screenplay
    • 1968
  • NET Playhouse (1964)
    NET Playhouse
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1967
  • No Exit (1962)
    No Exit
    6.7
    • screenplay
    • 1962

Actor

  • My Mother's Courage (1995)
    My Mother's Courage
    6.8
    • George Tabori
    • 1995
  • Köd (1994)
    Köd
    7.7
    • Gábor bácsi
    • 1994
  • Auf Wiedersehen Amerika (1994)
    Auf Wiedersehen Amerika
    6.7
    • Ziffer
    • 1994
  • Sehnsüchte oder Es ist alles unheimlich leicht
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Professor
    • 1991
  • Welcome to Germany (1988)
    Welcome to Germany
    6.5
    • Rabbiner
    • 1988
  • Tarot (1986)
    Tarot
    6.4
    • Theaterregisseur
    • 1986
  • Auf den Hund gekommen (1978)
    Auf den Hund gekommen
    TV Movie
    • Leonard
    • 1978

Director

  • Fin de partie
    9.2
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1998
  • Othello, der Mohr von Venedig
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1991
  • Ditte Gråbøl, Stig Hoffmeyer, and Jens Jørn Spottag in Mein Kampf (1991)
    Mein Kampf
    4.7
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1991
  • Der Bajazzo
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1987
  • Warten auf Godot
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Frohes Fest
    5.2
    • Director
    • 1981

Personal details

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  • Born
    • May 24, 1914
    • Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
  • Died
    • July 23, 2007
    • Berlin, Germany(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Ursula HöpfnerJanuary 12, 1985 - July 23, 2007 (his death)
  • Children
    • Kristoffer Tabori
  • Other works
    Other plays include "Mother Courage and her Children"; "The Emperor's Clothes"; "Talk Show".
  • Publicity listings
    • 4 Articles

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  • Trivia
    Despite his family's sad story, he returned to Germany and lived in Berlin and Vienna from 1971.
  • Trademark
      His works often use sharp wit and dark humor to explore the relationship between Germany and Jewish people.

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