Anna Czóbel | |
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Born | |
Died | 9 December 2012 Budapest, Hungary | (aged 94)
Nationality | Hungarian |
Occupation | Cinematographer |
Anna Czóbel (17 November 1918 – 9 December 2012) was a Hungarian cinematographer who worked for Magyar Televízió. She was a recipient of the Meritorious Artist Award in 1975. [1] [2] She is an Honorary Member of the Hungarian Society of Cinematographers. [3]
Anna Czóbel was born on 17 November 1918, the only daughter of Ernő Czóbel, a literary historian, and Sarolta Lányi, a poet and educator. [4] Her uncle was Béla Czóbel, a well-known Hungarian painter. [4] She was four years old when her parents emigrated to Moscow. [2] [4] She graduated from the State Institute of Cinematography in the Soviet Union and started working as an assistant cinematographer at Soyuzdetfilm. [1] [2] [5] She returned to Hungary in 1945 and worked at Mafirt Krónika (a newsreel) and then at Mafilm. [1] [2] In 1950, she became a lecturer at the University of Theatre and Film Arts in Budapest, teaching cinematography to Vilmos Zsigmond, Sándor Sára and István Gaál, among others. [6] [4] She was a member of the Hungarian filming crew for the 1952 Summer Olympics. [1] From 1958 to 1990 she worked for Magyar Televízió as a cinematographer and then senior cinematographer; she tried herself in various television genres. [1] She retired in 1981, but kept working at the TV station for another nine years. [1] [4] [6]
Anna Czóbel | |
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Born | |
Died | 9 December 2012 Budapest, Hungary | (aged 94)
Nationality | Hungarian |
Occupation | Cinematographer |
Anna Czóbel (17 November 1918 – 9 December 2012) was a Hungarian cinematographer who worked for Magyar Televízió. She was a recipient of the Meritorious Artist Award in 1975. [1] [2] She is an Honorary Member of the Hungarian Society of Cinematographers. [3]
Anna Czóbel was born on 17 November 1918, the only daughter of Ernő Czóbel, a literary historian, and Sarolta Lányi, a poet and educator. [4] Her uncle was Béla Czóbel, a well-known Hungarian painter. [4] She was four years old when her parents emigrated to Moscow. [2] [4] She graduated from the State Institute of Cinematography in the Soviet Union and started working as an assistant cinematographer at Soyuzdetfilm. [1] [2] [5] She returned to Hungary in 1945 and worked at Mafirt Krónika (a newsreel) and then at Mafilm. [1] [2] In 1950, she became a lecturer at the University of Theatre and Film Arts in Budapest, teaching cinematography to Vilmos Zsigmond, Sándor Sára and István Gaál, among others. [6] [4] She was a member of the Hungarian filming crew for the 1952 Summer Olympics. [1] From 1958 to 1990 she worked for Magyar Televízió as a cinematographer and then senior cinematographer; she tried herself in various television genres. [1] She retired in 1981, but kept working at the TV station for another nine years. [1] [4] [6]