Frigyes Karinthy was born on June 25, 1887 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary. He was a writer and actor, known for Gólyakalifa (1917), A riporterkirály (1917) and Egy krajcár története (1918). He was married to Aranka Böhm and Etel Judik. He died on August 29, 1938 in Siófok, Hungary.