János Manninger

Hungarian photographer (1901–1946)

János Manninger

Born	12 September 1901 Magyaróvár, Austria-Hungary
Died	1 April 1946(1946-04-01) (aged 44) Budapest, Hungary
Nationality	Hungarian
Occupation(s)	Photographer, director

János Manninger (Magyaróvár, 12 September 1901^[1] – Budapest, 1 April 1946) was a Hungarian photographer and director.

Biography

He was born from his father János Manninger (1869–1923),^[2] and his mother Mária Szilágyi (1880–1960).^[1]^[3] Manninger was educated in Mosonmagyaróvár, his home town. He was a photographer at the Humnia Film Factory before moving to Berlin, with his first film being produced in 1928. He later moved to London, where he worked as a journalist, then went back to Hungary, where he committed suicide.