Awards & Winners

Hans Székely

Date of Birth 07-July-1901
Place of Birth Budapest
(Hungary, Central Hungary)
Nationality Austria-Hungary
Also know as János Székely, John Penn, Hans Szekely, John S. Toddy, John S. Toldy, Hans Székely, John Pen, John Székely
Profession Writer, Screenwriter
János Székely was a Hungarian writer and screenwriter. His best-known work is the 1949 autobiographical novel Kísértés. He published some of his books under the pen name John Pen. Further alternative names of his were Hans Székely and John S. Toldy. At the age of 18, he fled WWI, from Hungary to Germany. In Berlin, he wrote numerous screenplays for silent movie stars like Brigitte Helm, Willy Fritsch, Marlene Dietrich and Emil Jannings. Ernst Lubitsch in 1934 invited him to work in Hollywood. In 1938 he emigrated to the United States and became a sought-screenwriter for silent and sound films. In 1940 he was awarded the Academy Award for Best Story for Arise, My Love. In the McCarthy era, he left the United States, moved to Mexico, and in 1957 to East Berlin to work with DEFA.

Awards by Hans Székely

Check all the awards nominated and won by Hans Székely.

1940


Academy Award for Best Story
Honored for : Arise, My Love

Nominations 1940 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Story Arise, My Love