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  • Who is/was Istvan Vasarhelyi?

    Hi!

    Istvan Vasarhelyi (or most likely more correct Istvàn Vàsàrhelyi) was/is at least an Hungarian author of film-related books dealing with topics like „how to create a cartoon/silhouette animation/…“ One aspect of his career made me curious: His books have not only been published in Hungary (late 1960s, early 1970s), but he also appears as co-author/contributor/illustrator in various German books released in Eastern Germany, Western Germany and Switzerland. And on top, his style of drawing cartoon characters looks "familiar" to me. (Even though I would have said that his characters are from cartoons made in the former ČSSR.)

    So, why/how did he became "famous" enough to also contribute to books in the German language? Was he a famous Hungarian cartoonist back in 60s/70s? Did he do this professionally (without being mentioned on e.g. IMDB)? Or was he "only" a very skilled amateur (who maybe even represented Hungary in the UNICA competitions)?

    (I've already asked this question in other places, but I never received an answer.)



    Jörg

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    I don't have any answers for you either, but the IMDB is not the absolute source of all knowledge. It is only as accurate as the info contributed to it. I do wish you the best in your search, however. Osi

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    • #3
      Some possible leads for you. He seems to be the very definition of "Zelig" i.e.:

      Zelig

      [ zel-ig ]
      Definition of Zelig
      noun

      a chameleonlike person who is unusually ubiquitous.​
      https://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n83058665/

      https://www.amazon.com/Filmtrick-Tri.../dp/B00KVP9AFA

      https://www-booklooker-de.translate....1n+Reff+Werner &titel=Filmtrick+Trickfilm?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl =en &_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc

      https://www-nadirkitap-com.translate...tl=en&_x_tr_hl =en&_x_tr_pto=sc

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