Béla Balázs was born on August 4, 1884 in Szeged, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]. He was a writer and actor, known for The 3 Penny Opera (1931), L'opéra de quat'sous (1931) and Karl Brunner (1936). He was married to Anna Hamvassy and Edit Olga Hajós. He died on May 17, 1949 in Budapest, Hungary.