Ferike Boros

American actress (1873–1951)

Ferike Boros

Born	Ferike Weinstock (1873-08-03)August 3, 1873^[1] Nagyvárad, Hungary
Died	January 16, 1951(1951-01-16) (aged 77) Hollywood, California, U.S.
Resting place	Glen Haven Memorial Park, Sylmar, Los Angeles, U.S.
Years active	1918–1949

Ferike Boros (3 August 1873 – 16 January 1951) was a Hungarian-born American stage and movie actress.

Biography

Ferike Weinstock was born in Nagyvárad, Austria-Hungary, in 1873, Boros was on stage starting in 1893.^[2] She moved to London in 1903, two years later appearing at Covent Garden. In Hungary, she performed in the National Court Theatre (NCT) in Budapest.

In 1909, while still with the NCT, she visited the United States and Canada as part of a trip around the world to report on how dramatic productions were staged in each country that she visited.^[3]

As she visited various theatrical managers in New York City, she regularly encountered rejection despite her official letter (written in English) from the NCT. In one office she was told, "Oh, Mr. Belasco is flooded with crazy communications from freaks and fakirs and cranks ..."^[4]

After being well-coached in English and the conventions of American show business, she had a long career on the Broadway stage and in theatrical touring companies, from 1909 through 1927; thereafter she was seen in character roles in motion pictures.^{[citation needed]}

Boros' Broadway acting credits included Chicago (1926), The Kreutzer Sonata (1924), Rachel (1913), and The Wife Decides (1911). She also translated the Broadway play Seven Sisters (1911).^[5]

Boros went to Hollywood in 1930, acting in character roles for several studios. A fall in 1936 injured her hip, which both ended her income and brought about expensive medical treatment. In order to pay her bills, she mortgaged her house, sold most of her possessions, got rid of her servants, and began receiving $10 per week in relief payments. She returned to acting with a one-minute appearance in Love Affair (1939).^[6]

Although her screen roles were mostly in the supporting category, she performed and contributed to the plot in popular films such as Once Upon a Honeymoon and A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.^{[citation needed]}

Death

Boros died at her residence in Van Nuys, California, on 16 January 1951, aged 77.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Her Boy (1918) as Mrs. Schultz
The Younger Generation (1929) as Delancey Street Woman (uncredited)
Born Reckless (1930) as Ma Beretti
Ladies Love Brutes (1930) as Mrs. Forziati
Little Caesar (1931) as Mrs. Passa (uncredited)
Gentleman's Fate (1931) as Angela (as Ferike Beros)
Svengali (1931) as Marta (uncredited)
Bought! (1931) as Minor Role (uncredited)
Private Lives (1931) as Cook at Chalet (uncredited)
World and the Flesh (1932) as Sasha
Huddle (1932) as Mrs. Amatto
No Living Witness (1932) as Nick's Mother
Uptown New York (1932) as Elderly Woman (uncredited)
Humanity (1933) as Mrs. Bernstein
Song of the Eagle (1933) as Cook (uncredited)
Rafter Romance (1933) as Rosie Eckbaum (uncredited)
Eight Girls in a Boat (1934) as Frau Kruger
The Fountain (1934) as Nurse
Symphony of Living (1935) as Mary Schultz
Black Fury (1935) as Wife of Hospitalized Miner (uncredited)
Hi, Gaucho! (1935) as Emelia - Inez's Dueña (uncredited)
Make Way for Tomorrow (1937) as Mrs. Sarah Rubens (uncredited)
Love Affair (1939) as Terry's Landlady (uncredited)
Bachelor Mother (1939) as Mrs. Weiss
Stronger Than Desire (1939) as Mrs. D'Amoro
Fifth Avenue Girl (1939) as Olga
Dust Be My Destiny (1939) as Delicatessen Proprietress
Rio (1939) as Maria (as Ferika Boras)
The Light That Failed (1939) as Madame Binat
Three Cheers for the Irish (1940) as Tenement Woman (uncredited)
Lillian Russell (1940) as Mrs. Rose
La Conga Nights (1940) as Mama O'Brien
Girl from God's Country (1940) as Mrs. Broken Thumb
Argentine Nights (1940) as Mama Viejos
Christmas in July (1940) as Mrs. Schwartz
Gallant Sons (1940) as Madame Wachek
Sleepers West (1941) as Farm Lady
Caught in the Draft (1941) as Yetta
Private Nurse (1941)as Mrs. Sarah Goldberg
Unfinished Business (1941) as Sarah (uncredited)
The Pied Piper (1942) as Madame
The Talk of the Town (1942) as Mrs. Pulaski (uncredited)
Once Upon a Honeymoon (1942) as the maid Elsa
Margin for Error (1943) as Mrs. Finkelstein (uncredited)
They Got Me Covered (1943) as Laughing Hotel Maid (uncredited)
Princess O'Rourke (1943) Mrs. Anna Pulaski (uncredited)
The Doughgirls (1944) as Irena (uncredited)
A Tree grows in Brooklyn (1945) as Grandma Rommely (uncredited)
This Love of Ours (1945) as Housekeeper
Specter of the Rose (1946) as Mamochka
High Conquest (1947) as Grandmother on Train
East Side, West Side (1949) as Rosa's Grandma Sistina (uncredited) (final film role)

References

^ "Boross Ferike; Boros". mek.oszk.hu.
^ "Magyar színházművészeti lexikon". Mek.oszk.hu. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
^ "Now on unique mission". The Washington Times. D.C., Washington. August 31, 1909. p. 14. Retrieved October 24, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^ McCardell, Roy L. (September 2, 1909). "Seeing a manager". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Missouri, St. Louis. p. 13. Retrieved October 24, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Ferike Boros". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on October 24, 2019. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
^ Heffernan, Harold (April 19, 1939). "Long forgotten actress given second chance". Calgary Herald. Calgary, Alberta. p. 10. Retrieved October 24, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.