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Steve Sekely(1899-1979)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Writer
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Steve Sekely was born on 25 February 1899 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]. He was a director and producer, known for Boy, the Noszty (1938), The Fabulous Suzanne (1946) and Die große Sehnsucht (1930). He was married to Klára Makoldy and Irén Ágay. He died on 9 March 1979 in Palm Springs, California, USA.
BornFebruary 25, 1899
DiedMarch 9, 1979(80)
BornFebruary 25, 1899
DiedMarch 9, 1979(80)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Boy, the Noszty (1938)
Boy, the Noszty
7.6
  • Director(as István Székely)
  • 1938
Barbara Britton and Rudy Vallee in The Fabulous Suzanne (1946)
The Fabulous Suzanne
6.6
  • Director
  • 1946
Die große Sehnsucht (1930)
Die große Sehnsucht
6.4
  • Director(as Stefan Szekely)
  • 1930
Joan Bennett, Paul Henreid, Leslie Brooks, and Eduard Franz in Hollow Triumph (1948)
Hollow Triumph
6.7
  • Director
  • 1948

Credits

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Director

  • Lila akác (1973)
    Lila akác
    5.6
    • Director (as Székely István)
    • 1973
  • Kenner (1968)
    Kenner
    5.1
    • Director
    • 1968
  • The Day of the Triffids (1963)
    The Day of the Triffids
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1963
  • Assignment: Underwater (1960)
    Assignment: Underwater
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1961
  • Lee Tracy in New York Confidential (1959)
    New York Confidential
    5.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1959
  • Ruth Roman in Desert Desperados (1959)
    Desert Desperados
    4.4
    • Director
    • 1959
  • The Missing Scientists (1955)
    The Missing Scientists
    3.8
    • Director
    • 1955
  • Cartouche (1955)
    Cartouche
    5.5
    • Director
    • 1955
  • Orient Express (1952)
    Orient Express
    TV Series
    • Director
    • directed by
    • 1952–1954
  • Die Kaiserin von China (1953)
    Die Kaiserin von China
    5.4
    • Director (as Stefan Szekely)
    • 1953
  • Furia roja (1951)
    Furia roja
    5.3
    • Director
    • 1951
  • Veronica Lake, Arturo de Córdova, and Zachary Scott in Stronghold (1951)
    Stronghold
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1951
  • Carole Mathews and Tom Neal in Amazon Quest (1949)
    Amazon Quest
    6.0
    • Director (as S.K. Seeley)
    • 1949
  • Joan Bennett, Paul Henreid, Leslie Brooks, and Eduard Franz in Hollow Triumph (1948)
    Hollow Triumph
    6.7
    • Director
    • 1948
  • Victor Mature, Leif Erickson, Carole Landis, and Gale Sherwood in One Million B.C. (1940)
    Blonde Savage
    4.7
    • Director (as S.K. Seeley)
    • 1947

Producer

  • Lee Tracy in New York Confidential (1959)
    New York Confidential
    5.0
    TV Series
    • associate producer
    • 1959
  • Barbara Britton and Rudy Vallee in The Fabulous Suzanne (1946)
    The Fabulous Suzanne
    6.6
    • associate producer
    • 1946

Writer

  • Ein verrücktes Paar (1977)
    Ein verrücktes Paar
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1979
  • Lila akác (1973)
    Lila akác
    5.6
    • Writer (as Székely István)
    • 1973
  • Café Moszkva (1936)
    Café Moszkva
    5.9
    • Writer (as Székely István)
    • 1936
  • Address Unknown (1935)
    Address Unknown
    7.2
    • Writer (as István Székely)
    • 1935
  • Die große Sehnsucht (1930)
    Die große Sehnsucht
    6.4
    • Writer (as Stefan Szekely)
    • 1930
  • Der Nächste, bitte!
    • Writer (as Stefan Szekely)
    • 1930
  • Agnes Petersen and Victor Varconi in Kult ciala (1930)
    Kult ciala
    5.2
    • Writer (as Stefan Székély)
    • 1930

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Székely István
  • Born
    • February 25, 1899
    • Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
  • Died
    • March 9, 1979
    • Palm Springs, California, USA(stomach cancer)
  • Spouses
      Klára Makoldy1954 - ?

Did you know

  • Trivia
    2/6/39: Signed by Grand National and will direct one of the upcoming features with that company. He has directed more than 40 features in Paris, Berlin and his native Budapest, and has been in the US for three months.

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