Iván Mándy
Iván Mándy (23 December 1918 in Budapest – 6 October 1995 in Budapest) was a Hungarian writer.
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Iván Mándy

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- Born
- 1918 · Budapest.
- Died
- 1995 · Budapest.
- Nationality
- Hungary
- Occupation
- writer · screenwriter · journalist
- Honours
- Baumgarten Prize · József Attila Prize · Déry Tibor Prize · Kossuth Prize · honorary citizen of Budapest · Márai Sándor Prize
- Languages
- Hungarian
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From 1945 on Mándy worked at the literary revue Újhold. After the Soviet takeover he became a freelance writer. In 1989 he got again the chance to write for a literary newspaper. He was promoted as a candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993 by the Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts. He died in 1995 in Budapest.
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Iván Mándy lived from 23 December 1918 to 6 October 1995 and was a writer. Iván Mándy was born on 23 December 1918 in Budapest. Iván Mándy died on 6 October 1995 in Budapest.

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1918
Iván Mándy born at Budapest.
1995
Iván Mándy died at Budapest.
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Iván Mándy received Baumgarten Prize, József Attila Prize, Déry Tibor Prize, Kossuth Prize, honorary citizen of Budapest and Márai Sándor Prize. Recorded as having received Baumgarten Prize, József Attila Prize and Déry Tibor Prize.
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