Born János Székely in Budapest, Hungary. Entered German film as a screenwriter in 1924 (NAMENLOSE HELDEN). Other notable credits include DER HERR DES TODES and DAGFIN (both 1926), UNGARISHE RHAPSODIE (1928, also story), ASPHALT, DIE WUNDERBARE LÜGE DER NINA PETROWNA, MANOLESCU - DER KÖNIG DER HOCHSTAPLER (from his novel), MAMAN COLIBRI and MELODIE DES HERZENS (all 1929), THE SINGENDE STADT (1930), GLORIA (1931), ICH BEI TAG UND DU BEI NACHT (À MOI LE JOUR, À TOI LA NUIT, 1932), ADIEU LES BEAUX JOURS, DIE SCHÖNEN TAGE VON ARANJUEZ and EARLY TO BED (all 1933), DESIRE (1936), DRAMATIC SCHOOL (1938), ARISE, MY LOVE (1940), PARIS CALLING (1941), GIVE US THIS DAY (1949, uncredited) and GESCHWADER FLEDERMAUS (1958). Székely died in East Berlin in 1958.  Writing (Original Story) 1940: ARISE, MY LOVE - as "John S. Toldy" (w. Benjamin Glazer) 1 nomination, 1 Award