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Hilda Gobbi

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Gobbi Hilda

Aliases: Gobbi Hilda

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1913-06-06 (Budapest)
Died
1988-07-13 (Budapest) age 75
Nationality
Hungarian
Languages
Hungarian
Residence History
Budapest

Career

Occupations
Actress
Active Years
1935-1988
Affiliations
National Theatre (Budapest), József Attila Theatre, József Katona Theatre
Memberships
Communist Party (until 1956)
Influenced By
Gizi Bajor

Education

Erzsébet Szilágyi Gymnasium
Country: Hungary
Women's high school
Putnoki School of Economics for Women's Higher Education
Economics
Country: Hungary
Pázmány Péter Catholic University
Faculty of Science / Botany
Country: Hungary
Worked in the botanical garden
National Royal Hungarian Academy of Dramatic Arts
Dramatic Arts
Period: 1932-1935
Year of Graduation: 1935
Country: Hungary
Attended as a scholarship student

Awards

Wolf Ratko Prize
1941
Organization: Hungary
Result: 受賞
Kossuth Prize
1949
Organization: Government of Hungary
Result: 受賞
Artist of Merit
1950
Organization: Government of Hungary
Result: 受賞
Outstanding Artist
1955
Organization: Government of Hungary
Result: 受賞
Labor Merit Gold Grade
1973
Organization: Government of Hungary
Result: 受賞
SZOT Prize
1977
Organization: Hungarian Trade Unions
Result: 受賞
Order of the Flag of the Republic of Hungary
1983
Organization: Government of Hungary
Result: 受賞
Order of the Enlightened Flag of the Hungarian People's Republic
1988
Organization: Government of Hungary
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Közben--

1982 Autobiography

Autobiography of actress Hilda Gobbi.

Theater careerSocial activism

Bibliography

  • The Borrowed Castle (1937)
  • Rézi Friday (1938)
  • The Lady Is a Bit Cracked (1938)
  • I Defended a Woman (1938)
  • Flower of the Tisza (1939)
  • The Ball Is On (1939)
  • No Coincidence (1939)
  • Yes or No? (1940)
  • Property for Sale (1941)
  • Dr. Kovács István (1942)
  • A Message from the Volga Shore (1942)
  • Sabotage (1942)
  • Mickey Magnate (1949)
  • A Woman Gets a Start (1949)
  • Janika (1949)
  • The Marriage of Katalin Kis (1950)
  • A Strange Marriage (1951)
  • Honesty and Glory (1951)
  • Try and Win (1952)
  • West Zone (1952)
  • Relatives (1954)
  • A Strange Mask of Identity (1955)
  • Professor Hannibal (1956)
  • Suburban Legend (1957)
  • Yesterday (1959)
  • Red Ink (1960)
  • The Man of Gold (1962)
  • The Moneymaker (1964)
  • A Holiday with Piroschka (1965)
  • Stars of Eger (1968)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Specialized in portraying elderly women, with humorous and caricatured style
Recurring Motifs
Elderly womenComplex charactersSocial justice

Legacy

Renowned Hungarian actress known for elderly women roles. Founded several institutions for actors' support and welfare. Statue outside National Theatre.

Museums

  • Gizi Bajor Actor's Museum Budapest Opened in 1952

Archives

  • National Széchényi Library

In Popular Culture

  • Popular as Aunt Szabó in radio soap opera The Szabo Family.

Trivia

  • Openly lesbian and often wore men's clothing.
  • Partners included actress Hédi Temessy and writer Erzsébet Galgóczi.
  • Bequeathed Patkó Villa to National Theater for theater conversion, unrealized.