Andor Ajtay

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Andor Ajtay
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Andor Ajtay (1942)
Born
Ajtay Kovács Andor

(1903-07-25)25 July 1903
Died9 May 1975(1975-05-09) (aged 71)
Occupation Film actor
Years active1937–1971

Andor Ajtay (1903–1975) was a Hungarian Kossuth Prize-winning (1954) actor. [2]

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References

  1. "Ajtay Andor Életrajz". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  2. Hungarian review. University of Virginia. 1958. p. 89. ...with Kossuth Prize winner Andor Ajtay in Councillor Klausen's role