Károly Lajthay, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Károly Lajthay

Film director, Actor

Date of Birth: 07-Dec-1886

Place of Birth: Târgu Mureș, Mureș County

Date of Death: 30-Aug-1946

Profession: screenwriter, actor, film director, film actor

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Károly Lajthay (7 December 1883 – 30 August 1946) was a Hungarian film director, actor and screenwriter.
He directed 17 films between 1918 and 1944.
He also appeared in 13 films between 1916 and 1920.
He was born in Marosvásárhely, Austria-Hungary (now Târgu Mures, Romania).
He directed the first film version of Dracula entitled Drakula halála (1923).
Lajthay died in Budapest, Hungary.