János Székely

Aliases: Hans Szekely
Székely János
Born: July 7, 1901
Died: December 16, 1958
Country: Hungary
IPI
Comments: Writer, lyricist and screenwriter born in Budapest. At the age of 18 he fled from Hungary to Germany. In Berlin he wrote numerous screenplays for silent movie stars like Brigitte Helm, Willy Fritsch, Marlene Dietrich and Emil Jannings. Ernst Lubitsch in 1934 invited him to work in Hollywood. In 1938 he emigrated to the US and became a sought-screenwriter for silent and sound films. In 1940 he was awarded the Academy Award for Best Story for "Arise, My Love". In the McCarthy era, he left the US, moved to Mexico and in 1957 to East Berlin to work with the DEFA film studio.

Songs written by János Székely

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Bin kein Hauptmann, bin kein großes Tier	Paul Abraham, János Székely	Willy Fritsch	1929	Covered by (10 artists)
Sieben Sterne hat der Große Bär	János Székely, Viktor Gertler	Willy Fritsch mit Jancsi Balogh Zigeunerorchester	1929	Covered by (6 artists)