# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/istvan-bekeffi
# Generated: 2026-08-13T18:14:54.694Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/istvan-bekeffi"
name: "István Békeffi"
slug: "istvan-bekeffi"
description: "István Békeffy was a Hungarian screenwriter and playwright. He was married to the actress Ida Turay from 1926. In 1957, following the failed Hungarian Revolution, he moved to Switzerland and wrote screenplays for the West German film industry. These included several comedies featuring Heinz Rühmann. He returned to Hungary in 1971."
tagline: "Writer (1901-1977)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/R%C3%A1di%C3%B3szilveszter%2C_Brachfeld_Siegfried%2C_Szil%C3%A1gyi_Gy%C3%B6rgy%2C_Turay_Ida%2C_Marton_Frigyes%2C_B%C3%A9keffi_Istv%C3%A1n._Fortepan_56016.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Writers"
  slug: "writers"
profileType:
  name: "Writer / Author"
  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1901-08-31"
deathDate: "1977-06-09"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           37.31
  momentum:             3.999999999999999
  historical:           5.935889333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     44.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  65
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0126764/"
    handle:    "nm0126764"
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/906258"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istv%C3%A1n_B%C3%A9keffy"
    title: "István Békeffy"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istv%C3%A1n_B%C3%A9keffy"
    title: "István Békeffy"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istv%C3%A1n_B%C3%A9keffi"
    title: "István Békeffi"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%98%D7%95%D7%95%D7%90%D7%9F_%D7%91%D7%A7%D7%A4%D7%99"
    title: "אישטוואן בקפי"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A9keffi_Istv%C3%A1n"
    title: "Békeffi István"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q853990"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2337940"
    title: "Békeffi István"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump