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Endre Antal Miksa de Toth, known as Andre de Toth (Hungarian: Tóth Endre; May 15, 1913 – October 27, 2002), was a Hungarian-American film director, born and raised in Makó, Austria-Hungary. He directed the 3D film House of Wax (1953), despite being unable to see in 3D himself, having lost an eye at an early age.
André De Toth. Director: House of Wax. Although he obtained a law degree from the Royal Hungarian University, Andre De Toth decided to become an actor, and spent several years on the stage.
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May 7, 2024 · André De Toth was a Hungarian-born film and television director who gained a cult following for a number of raw, violent, and psychologically disturbing B-movies, notably Pitfall (1948), but was best known to the general public for House of Wax (1953), widely considered the best of the early 3-D.
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Learn about the life and career of André De Toth, a Hungarian-born director who made his mark in Hollywood with tough, hard-edged films and 3-D horror. Find out his birth name, nickname, family, awards, trivia and quotes.
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Nov 1, 2002 · Andre De Toth, a Hungarian-born movie and television director whose loss of an eye as a youth robbed him of depth perception yet didn't prevent him from making the...
Oct 30, 2002 · Andre de Toth, independent in-your-face director, writer and producer who created classic Westerns, film noir and arguably the best 3-D movie ever made, “The House of Wax,” has died....
Mar 18, 2023 · Ann Green de Toth, a screenwriter and widow to director André de Toth, died March 3 in Toluca Lake, Calif. after a third battle with cancer. She was 82. De Toth joined the film...
