Hungarian writer Sándor Hunyady was born in Kolozsvár in 1890 as a son of popular writer Sándor Bródy. His mother was actress Margit Hunyady. After finishing high school in Budapest, Hunyady started his career as a journalist. He wrote many famous short stories and novels. Several of those were made into movies, mostly in the 30s. The most popular adaptations are Bakaruhában (1957) and A Very Moral Night (1977). The most recent film based on his short story was a TV movie, _A tigriscsíkos kutya (2001) (TV)_, directed by Péter Bacsó).

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Sándor Hunyady

Writer