Eva Bartok
Biography
Eva Bartok was a Hungarian-British actress who appeared in more than 40 films across several countries. Born in Kecskemét, Hungary, she sat and passed an examination at Budapest's Drama Centre after the Second World War, and a theater director there offered her a three-year contract with the Belvárosi Szinház, where she made her professional stage debut. Her first screen work was the Hungarian film Prophet of the Fields, made in 1947. After reaching London she appeared in A Tale of Five Cities (1951). Burt Lancaster and director Robert Siodmak then chose her to play Lancaster's romantic interest in The Crimson Pirate (1952), and she followed it with Venetian Bird (1952). Later credits include Blood and Black Lace (1964), and she starred opposite Dean Martin in Ten Thousand Bedrooms. She also wrote a novel, Fighting Shadows, and an autobiography, Worth Living For. Her last credited appearance came in 1966.
71years old at death
- Born Kecskemét
- Died London
- Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
- Also credited as Éva Szőke
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 13 years1951 to 1964
Every film, newest first
- 1964Blood and Black LaceIMDb rating 7.1
- 1956The Gamma PeopleIMDb rating 5.3
- 1952The Crimson PirateIMDb rating 7.1
- 1952Venetian BirdIMDb rating 6.4
- 1951A Tale of Five CitiesIMDb rating 5.2
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About the name
Eva Bartok chose her professional surname after the Hungarian composer Béla Bartók, because her own surname would have been a hindrance to Western audiences.
First role
In 1945, Bartok began her professional stage career at the Belvárosi Szinház, appearing in J. B. Priestley's A Conway család (Time and the Conways), a production that stayed at the theater for three months.
Big break
Bartok won the role opposite Burt Lancaster in The Crimson Pirate after replying to their telegram with "No test. Send script." and was then offered the part without a screen test.
Languages
An Italian stage producer spotted Bartok in London and invited her to join his company, on condition she master enough Italian within three weeks to deliver a monologue in a variety show. The show opened in December 1951 at the Teatro Manzoni in Milan.
Early training
Bartok trained at the Drama Centre in Budapest, where an examiner who directed the Belvárosi Szinház theater offered her a three-year contract in 1945.
Behind the camera
In 1955, Bartok published a novel called Fighting Shadows, and in 1959 she came out with an autobiography, Worth Living For.
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