- Born
- Died
- Birth nameSzidónia Silberspitz
- Nickname
- Fanny Silveritch
- Height5′ 3″ (1.60 m)
- Franciska Gaal was born on February 1, 1904 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]. She was an actress, known for The Girl Downstairs (1938), The Buccaneer (1938) and Little Mother (1935). She was married to Dajkovich, Ferenc and Lestyán, Sándor. She died on January 2, 1973 in New York City, New York, USA.
- SpousesDajkovich, Ferenc(July 25, 1934 - October 1965) (his death)Lestyán, Sándor(June 11, 1922 - 1933) (divorced)
- Survived the war and Nazi persecution hidden in a bombed-out estate, and after a failed comeback in Budapest, returned to the US in 1947.
- Little is known about her life in New York, and on August 13, 1972, the former star of German sound comedy died impoverished and unnoticed by the public.
- One of 13 children of an aristocratic Hungarian family. Started as a cabaret singer. After her brief career in Hollywood, she returned to Budapest in 1940. As a result of the war, she lost most of her family and estates, returning to America in 1951 to appear on Broadway in "The Happy Time".
- Her career was abruptly brought to an end because of the political circumstances in Germany. She was Jewish, and emigrated to the US even before the war broke out, where she had roles in movies like Cecil B. DeMille's "The Buccaneer" (1938), "The Girl Downstairs" (1938) and at Bing Crosby's side in "Paris Honeymoon" (1939).
- Only made one film after World War II, "Renée XIV" (1946), after which she retired from the film business.
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