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André de Toth

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André de Toth Famous memorial

Birth
Makó, Makói járás, Csongrád, Hungary
Death
27 Oct 2002 (aged 89)
Burbank, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA GPS-Latitude: 34.1471481, Longitude: -118.3270264
Plot
Ascending Dawn section, Map #C58, Lot 5721, Companion Lawn Crypt 2
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Hollywood horror and western film director, writer, actor, and producer. Born in Makó, Hungary on May 15, 1912, his full name was Sasvari Farkas Fawi Tothfalusi Toth Endre Antai Mihaly. Among his many films are "Spontaneous Combustion" (1990), "Terror Night" (1987), "El Condor" (1970), "Play Dirty" (1968), "Billion Dollar Brain" (1967), "Day of The Outlaw" (1959), "Monkey On My Back" (1957), "Hidden Fear" (1957), "Tanganyika" (1954), "Crime Wave" (1954), "Pitfall" (1948), "Dark Waters" (1944), "None Shall Escape" (1944), "Jungle Book" (1942), "Lydia" (1941), "Lawrence of Arabia" (1962), and "Thief of Baghdad" (1940). His best known film is "House of Wax" (1953), starring Vincent Price. It was also considered the best 3-D film ever. He was married to actress Veronica Lake from December 13, 1944 to June 1952.
Hollywood horror and western film director, writer, actor, and producer. Born in Makó, Hungary on May 15, 1912, his full name was Sasvari Farkas Fawi Tothfalusi Toth Endre Antai Mihaly. Among his many films are "Spontaneous Combustion" (1990), "Terror Night" (1987), "El Condor" (1970), "Play Dirty" (1968), "Billion Dollar Brain" (1967), "Day of The Outlaw" (1959), "Monkey On My Back" (1957), "Hidden Fear" (1957), "Tanganyika" (1954), "Crime Wave" (1954), "Pitfall" (1948), "Dark Waters" (1944), "None Shall Escape" (1944), "Jungle Book" (1942), "Lydia" (1941), "Lawrence of Arabia" (1962), and "Thief of Baghdad" (1940). His best known film is "House of Wax" (1953), starring Vincent Price. It was also considered the best 3-D film ever. He was married to actress Veronica Lake from December 13, 1944 to June 1952.

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  • Added: Oct 31, 2002
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6895741/andr%C3%A9-de_toth: accessed ), memorial page for André de Toth (15 May 1913–27 Oct 2002), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6895741, citing Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.