The grave of István Holocsy, actor, theater director, and director

February 18, 1950, Illésháza, † July 27, 1996, Komárom / place of burial: Illésháza / actor, theater director, director. ; ; He graduated from high school in Bratislava in 1967. In 1973, he earned an acting diploma in Budapest, then became a member of the Hungarian Regional Theater in Komárom (artistic director from 1981). In the early 1990s, during the administration of Sándor Beke, his relationship with the theater became looser, he started a business, but he still returned to his theater for a role. From June 1, 1994, he became the director of the Jókai Theater in Komárom. However, his unexpected death prevented him from carrying out his plans and fulfilling his career. Since 1968, he had been a regular participant in the programs of the Hungarian broadcast of the Bratislava radio, often participating as a host of various events. He has played minor roles in Slovak and Hungarian films, and has written scripts and scripts for evening programs and stage productions. He is also known for some of his theater directing. ; – His main theatrical roles: Caligula (Gyula Háy: CALiguLÓ), Ádám (Imre Madách: The Tragedy of Man), Jágó (William Shakespeare: Othello), Khlesztakov (Nikolai Vasiljevics Gogol: The Inspector General), Bicska Maxi (Bertolt Brecht–Kurt Weill: The Beggar's Opera), Fadinard (Eugène Labich–Marc Michele: The Italian Straw Hat), Gyuri Vibra (Kálmán Mikszáth: St. Peter's Umbrella), László Ocskay (Mór Jókai: Loved to the Barrow-Door), László Hunyady (Mihály Vörösmarty: Czillei and the Hunyady), Feri Noszty (Kálmán Mikszáth: The Case of Noszty's Boy with Marí Tóth), Lopahin (Anton Pavlovich Chekhov: The Cherry Orchard), Bán Petúr (József Katona: Bán Bánk), Diadalov (Vladimir Vladimirovich Mayakovsky: Steam Bath), János Zápolya (Gyula Háy: Mohács). ; – His main theatre productions: György Batta: Pumpkin Lantern, Ugo Betti: Crime on Goat Island, Bernard Slade: Next Year with You, Same Place. ; – Awards, recognitions: Elizabeth Award (1991), Open Europe Award (posthumous, 1997), Pro Cultura Hungarica commemorative plaque (posthumous, 1998). ; – Literature: György Székely: Hungarian Theatre Arts Lexicon (1994), László Tóth (Tamás Filep; ; TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF ISTVÁN HOLOCSY, ACTOR, THEATRE DIRECTOR; October 3, 2016; On the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of the death of István Holocsy, actor, theatre director, on October 2, 2016, the Municipality of Illésháza, the Illésháza Foundation of the Csemadok, and the Jókai Theatre of Komárno organized a memorial program in the Illésháza cultural center. ; The Jókai Theatre of Komárno presented the professional career of the artist who died tragically suddenly within the framework of a presentation composed of photos, performances and recordings. The villagers, family members, and high school classmates talked about his childhood and high school years: András Mészáros, university teacher, Gellért Reicher, secretary of the Szőttes Folk Dance Ensemble, and Imre Németh, told the story. ; As part of the memorial evening, the artists of the Komáromi Jókai Theatre took to the stage for a few songs: Tibor Fabó, Krisztina Holocsy, Mari Varsányi, Tibor Tóth, accompanied on the piano by Zsuzsanna Pálinkás Andrássy. ; At the end of the evening, Tibor Fehér, mayor of Illésháza Municipality, posthumously named István Holocsy an honorary citizen.