Jenő Janovics, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jenő Janovics

Hungarian film director

Date of Birth: 08-Dec-1872

Place of Birth: Uzhhorod, Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine

Date of Death: 16-Nov-1945

Profession: screenwriter, actor, theatre manager, film director, film actor

Nationality: Hungary

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Jeno Janovics (8 December 1872 – 16 November 1945) was a Hungarian film director, screenwriter and actor of the silent era.
He directed 33 films between 1913 and 1920.
He also wrote for 30 films between 1913 and 1918.
He was the founder and driving force behind the Corvin Film studio, which also involved the rising young director Alexander Korda. He was born in Ungvár, Carpathian Ruthenia, Austria-Hungary (now Uzhhorod, Ukraine), and died in Kolozsvár, Northern Transylvania, Hungary (now Cluj-Napoca, Romania).