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Ilona Massey, born Hajmássy, (June 16, 1910 – August 20, 1974〔However her date of birth has also been cited as July 5, 1912 and her date of death as August 10 or 12, 1974. This article uses the dates on her gravestone, on the assumption that they are the most accurate.〕) was a Hungarian film, stage and radio performer. ==Early life and career== She was born in Budapest, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now Hungary). Billed as "the new Dietrich", she acted in three films with Nelson Eddy, including ''Rosalie'' (1937), and with Lon Chaney, Jr. in ''Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man'' (1943) as Baroness Frankenstein. In 1943, she appeared in the Ziegfeld Follies. In 1947, she starred with Eddy in ''Northwest Outpost'', a musical film composed by Rudolf Friml.〔(''Northwest Outpost'' ) at the IMDB database, accessed June 23, 2010〕 In 1949, she starred in ''Love Happy'' with the Marx Brothers. She played Madame Egelichi, a ''femme fatale'' spy, and her performance inspired Milton Caniff in the creation of his ''femme fatale'' spy, Madame Lynx, in the comic strip "Steve Canyon". Caniff hired Massey to pose for him.〔Pageant May 1953, V8 n11〕 In 1950, Massey was one of the stars of the NBC spy show ''Top Secret'' on radio. In 1952 she began starring in ''Rendezvous'' on ABC television. The program was described in a magazine article as "a mystery-drama with plenty of glamour thrown in." Beginning on November 1, 1954, she hosted DuMont's ''The Ilona Massey Show'', a weekly musical variety show in which she sang songs with guests in a nightclub set, with music provided by the Irving Fields Trio. The series ended January 3, 1955 after 10 episodes. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ilona Massey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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