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Popular Hungarian cabaret artist and theatrical actress Franciska Gaál (1904 - 1973) starred in several European films of the 1920's and 1930's....
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Table of Biography
Franciska Gaal was a Jewish-born Hungarian cabaret performer and film actress.
Franciska Gaal starred in a popular series of European romantic comedies.
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She moved to Hollywood after attracting interest and made three films there.
Early Life and Childhood
Franciska Gaal was born on February 1, 1904, in Budapest, Hungary.
Gaal was a naturalized Hungarian citizen and Roman Catholic by religion.
Similarly, her full name was Franciska Silberspitz and her birth sign was Aquarius.
Her mother and father’s names were Regina Pfeifer and Lipót Silberspitz. She was the last of the 13 children of a Jewish family.
Education
Talking about her educational background, Gaal studied at the Stage Academy in Budapest in 1919 and by 1920 appeared in theaters in that city.
Career and Professional Life
Regarding her career, Gaal made her film debut in Máté Gazda és a törpék (1919).
Joe Pasternak trained her as a singer, and she went on to