Ilona Massey

Ilona Massey ( born July 5, 1912 in Budapest, Austria - Hungary Ilona Hajmássy; † August 20, 1974 in Bethesda, Maryland) was an American actress.

Career

She began her career in 1935 in Germany as Ilona Hajmássy on the side of Heinz Rühmann in Heaven on earth. In 1937 she went to Hollywood and starred alongside stars like Peter Lorre, Basil Rathbone, Eleanor Powell and George Brent. Her biggest success came in 1949 in the Marx Brothers film Love Happy.

In 1959, the actress retired into private life. Ilona Massey was married four times. , First marriage to actor Charles Walker, from 1935 to 1936 with Nick Szavazd, with the actor Alan Curtis from 1941 to 1942 and from 1955 until her death from cancer in 1974 with Maj. Gen. Donald Dawson.

Films (selection )

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