Ferenc Molnár

:For the Megaszt?r (Pop Idol) winner, see Ferenc Moln?r (singer).

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Ferenc Moln?r (b. Budapest, January 12 1878; d. New York City, April 1 1952) was one of the greatest Hungarian dramatists and novelists of the 20th century. He emigrated to the United States to escape the Nazi persecution of Hungarian Jews during World War II.

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As a novelist, Moln?r is best remembered for writing The Paul Street Boys, which tells the story of two rival gangs of youths in Budapest. In Hungary, the novel enjoys a cult following for its treatment of the themes of solidarity and self-sacrifice. The book was ranked second in a poll of favorite books as part of the Hungarian version of Big Read in 2005. It has also been made into a film several times. The most notable production was a Hungarian-U.S. collaboration released in 1969.

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Moln?r's most popular plays are plays Liliom (1909, tr. 1921), later adapted into the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Carousel (1945); The Guardsman (1910, tr. 1924), which served as the basis of the film of the same name (1931); and The Swan (1920, tr. 1922).

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Budapest: : See Budapest (band) for the British musical group...

January 12: January 12 is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 353 days remaining (354 in leap years)....

1878: 1878 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar)....

Ferenc Molnár related Images and Photos (experimental)

Actress Gloria Vanderbilt Stokowski in Costume for Molnar's Play "The Swan"