Pál Jávor (31 January 1902 – 14 August 1959) was a Hungarian actor, and the country's first male movie star.
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Life
Early years
Pál Jávor (born Pál Jermann) was born 31 January 1902 in Arad to Pál Jermann, a 53-year-old cashier and Katalin Spannenberg, a 17-year-old servant-maiden. His parents, who only married after his birth, had 3 children to care for, which made life hard for the family, who moved often. His mother later opened a grocery store on Arad's Kossuth Street. Jávor was a student in a state operated gymnasium, but often played truant to see movies in the town's two theatres. From very early on, he wanted to break away from his homeland and from the simple life his mother wished for him.