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Laszlo Benedek Mar 5, 1905 - Mar 11, 1992 Manhattan, New York

Laszlo Benedek Born March 5, 1905 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary] Died March 11, 1992 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA (undisclosed) Birth Name László Benedek Laslo Benedek was brought to Hollywood from Hungary--where he had been a writer, editor and photographer--by MGM, and his first few films were undistinguished programmers. His third, however, was quite a bit better: Death of a Salesman (1951), the screen version of Arthur Miller's classic play. Although trashed by critics at the time for, among other things, its "staginess" (Benedek said that he wanted to keep the work's theatricality intact), overlooked is the fact that Benedek drew out convincing, evocative performances from Kevin McCarthy, Cameron Mitchell, Fredric March and Mildred Dunnock. Benedek's next film, however, is the one he'll be remembered for: The Wild One (1953). This granddaddy of all biker flicks is amusingly tame--some might even say lame--by today's standards, but it caused quite a commotion in its day (it was banned in England and was railed against by conservative religious and social pressure groups in the US as yet one more example of how Hollywood was "corrupting the youth of America"). The film is actually not all that much, being rather slow-going and the "bikers" coming across more like bratty teenagers than dangerous rampaging hoods, but it struck a chord with young people and parents alike--for different reasons, of course--and was far and away the most successful film of Benedek's career. 'From 1976 to 1980, Mr. Benedek was chairman of the graduate film program at New York University's School of the Arts. In 1983, he became a visiting professor of film at the Annenberg School of Communication at the University of Pennsylvania. Later, he taught at the Film Academy in Munich, Germany; at Rice University in Houston, and at Columbia University in New York City. ' By William H. Honan, NY Times, March 14, 1992 Spouse (2) Lacerta Weiss (25 February 1950 - ?) ( divorced) ( 2 children) Maria Rejto (23 June 1939 - 14 July 1948) ( divorced)

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Laszlo Benedek Jan 3, 1912 - Sep 7, 2010 Peoria, Arizona

Laszlo Benedek of Peoria, Maricopa County, AZ was born on January 3, 1912, and died at age 98 years old on September 7, 2010.

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Ada Benedek (Nov 3, 1916 - Feb 12, 1994) Adele Benedek (Apr 4, 1917 - May 17, 1998) Albert Benedek (Oct 18, 1889 - Apr 1978) Alex Benedek Alexander Benedek (Jan 12, 1972 - Feb 19, 2006) Andrew Benedek Angela Benedek (Oct 29, 1924 - Nov 22, 2009) Ann Benedek Anthony Benedek (Oct 27, 1909 - Aug 1974) Armand Benedek (Feb 25, 1931 - Feb 9, 2004) Astrid Benedek (May 3, 1935 - Jul 2, 1998) Balazs Benedek (Feb 1, 1932 - Jul 20, 2000) Barbara Benedek Barry Benedek (Jun 19, 1943 - Feb 25, 2009) Bela Benedek Benzion Benedek (Sep 21, 2000 - May 19, 2002) Bernard Benedek (May 13, 1918 - Jun 1963) Berta Benedek (May 25, 1910 - Jan 1992) Berthe Benedek (Mar 9, 1920 - Dec 17, 2008) Catherine Benedek (Born c. 1937) Charles Benedek (Mar 20, 1916 - Nov 11, 2003) Christa Benedek (May 20, 1931 - Mar 24, 2001) Clara Benedek (Sep 7, 1902 - Jun 5, 1989) Csaba Benedek (Feb 28, 1916 - Sep 1976) David Benedek Denise Benedek (Mar 24, 1952 - Dec 24, 2006) Diane Benedek (Mar 17, 1947 - Feb 23, 2008) Dominik Benedek (Mar 3, 1927 - Sep 11, 2006) Dorothy Benedek Edward Benedek (Dec 14, 1916 - Sep 29, 2005) Eleanor Benedek (Aug 18, 1926 - Mar 11, 2010) Elek Benedek (Sep 8, 1894 - Sep 1952) Elena Benedek (Sep 27, 1923 - Aug 26, 2008) Elizabeth Benedek Emery Benedek (Dec 3, 1899 - Feb 1967) Ernest Benedek (Oct 6, 1930 - Oct 1980) Esther Benedek (Jul 15, 1895 - Jun 1975) Ethel Benedek (Dec 19, 1933 - Jun 25, 1994) Eva Benedek (Jan 19, 1926 - Jan 8, 2009) Frances Benedek (Oct 1, 1904 - Jun 1975) Francis Benedek Frank Benedek Fred Benedek (Jun 15, 1907 - May 9, 1975) Gabriella Benedek (Jan 5, 1922 - Aug 1980) Gaspar Benedek (Jun 11, 1940 - Oct 2, 2002) George Benedek Gertrude Benedek (Mar 17, 1918 - May 16, 2004) Geza Benedek Gilbert Benedek (Mar 24, 1895 - May 1972) Gizella Benedek (Dec 28, 1899 - Apr 1977) Gyula Benedek (Nov 22, 1939 - Oct 1982) Hattie Benedek (Sep 21, 1892 - Sep 1980) Helen Benedek Henry Benedek (Oct 29, 1902 - Nov 1983) Herman Benedek (Sep 22, 1922 - Jan 25, 2004) Ida Benedek (Nov 30, 1928 - Oct 3, 2003) Ilona Benedek (Oct 18, 1913 - Oct 1986) Imre Benedek (Jan 7, 1882 - Jul 1966) Irene Benedek (Dec 5, 1910 - Dec 27, 2005) Istvan Benedek (Feb 9, 1921 - Jan 25, 1994)

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