Margit Makay
Margit Makay (4 August 1891 – 6 November 1989) was a Hungarian film actress. She appeared in 30 films between 1912 and 1989.
Margit Makay

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- Name
- Margit Makay
- Born
- 4 August 1891
- Birthplace
- Miskolc, Austria-Hungary
- Died
- 6 November 1989
- Place of death
- Budapest, Hungary
- Occupation
- Actress
- Full name
- Makay Margit Izidóra Kornélia Jozefa.
- Nationality
- Hungary.
- Languages
- Hungarian and German.
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Margit Makay (4 August 1891 – 6 November 1989) was a Hungarian film actress. She appeared in 30 films between 1912 and 1989.
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• Name — Margit Makay • Born — 4 August 1891 • Birthplace — Miskolc, Austria-Hungary • Died — 6 November 1989 • Place of death — Budapest, Hungary • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1912–1989 Margit Makay (4 August 1891 – 6 November 1989) was a Hungarian film actress. She appeared in 30 films between 1912 and 1989.
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• Man of Gold (1919) • The Five-Forty (1939) • The Bercsenyi Hussars (1940) • Mouse in the Palace (1943) • A Woman Gets a Start (1949) • Erkel (1952) • Two Confessions (1957) • Pillar of Salt (1958) • Red Ink (1960) • Cats' Play (1972) • 141 Minutes from the Unfinished Sentence (1975) • A Very Moral Night (1977)
Identity
Identity
Margit Makay is recorded with the occupation actor. Recorded as a citizen of Hungary. Recorded at birth as Makay Margit Izidóra Kornélia Jozefa.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1989
Margit Makay died on 6 November 1989.
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Miskolc.
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Budapest.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q1163817: Margit Makay
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- “Margit Makay”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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