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    • Franciska Gaal

    Hungarian cabaret artist and film actress (–)

    Franciska Gaal (born Franciska Silberspitz, 1 February [4] – 13 August ) was a Hungarian cabaret artist and film actress of Jewish heritage. Gaal starred in a popular series of European romantic comedies during the s. After attracting interest in Hollywood she moved there and made three films.

    Early years

    Born in Budapest, Gaal was the last of the 13 children of a Jewish family. She studied at the Stage Academy in Budapest in , and by , she appeared in theaters in this city.[5]

    Early career

    Gaal debuted in film in Máté gazda és a törpék ().[5] She was groomed by Joe Pasternak as a singer to become a popular stage and cabaret performer in Central Europe in the s and s. She made her first film appearances in some Hungarian silent films of the early s, but her cinema career didn't ignite until the arrival of sound film.

    Hollywood

    After appearing in several films made in