„A vágyak tükörképe” – A Karády-mítosz
The mirror of desire: the myth of Katalin Karády

Summary/Abstract: Actress and singer, Katalin Karády was the time's celebrated star between 1939 and 1944 in Hungary. That is why she is considered to be a defining symbol of the first half of the 20th century. Karády was the first example of star culture in Hungary; the kind of selfmade woman who climbed the social ladder in an impressive way. The questions that this study aspires to seek answers to may be manifested in the way Karády's public persona was schematized in the Hungarian press between WWI and WWII, falling back on an empirical research method. Using representation and star theories, the study also seeks to unveil the depths of Karády's life, and places focus on press articles discussing her lifestyle using the following question as a starting point: just what picture could have been painted of her in the press between the two world wars, and what effect could she have had on the fashion of the era?

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