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...huge donation left American diplomats elated and at the same time somewhat embarrassed. Soros, a Hungarian-born philanthropist who has already poured $260 million into Russia since 1994, will now be sending more foreign aid to the country than the U.S. government. "He has been doing what we should have done but did not have the capacity or imagination to do," admitted a State Department official...
...essence, this kind of beguiling imperiousness that has made the Hungarian-born Halmi, who speaks in an endearingly imperfect English, one of the most prolific and risk-embracing producers in television. Through his former production company RHI and now as chairman of Hallmark Entertainment, Halmi has made nearly 200 TV movies and mini-series during the past two decades. Soon to arrive: what might be considered one of television's most audacious ventures to date, Halmi's four-hour production of The Odyssey (beginning May 18, 9 p.m. E.T., NBC), which at $32 million is, minute for minute, the most...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Last year's surgery on welfare drew plenty of criticism for its decreases in benefits for legal U.S. immigrants. Billionaire financier George Soros, an immigrant himself, called the bill "mean-spirited." Now the Hungarian-born philanthropist is taking matters into his own hands. Soros created the Emma Lazarus Fund last fall with $50 million to aid immigrants affected by the new law; on Thursday, after consideration of over 400 grant applications, the first round of awards will go to work. Over $11.8 million will go to 22 advocacy groups, including Hispanic, Asian, Catholic and Jewish organizations. The money...
DIED. MIKLOS ROZSA, 88, Hungarian-born, classically trained creator of stirring Oscar-winning scores for movies like Spellbound, A Double Life and Ben-Hur; in Los Angeles...
Dohnanyi modestly ascribes the orchestra's excellence to the diligent work habits and pride instilled under Szell, the Hungarian-born terror who became music director in 1946 and transformed Cleveland from a cultural backwater into one of the orchestral world's powerhouses. Szell's ironfisted discipline brooked no contradiction, and the musicians played for him as if their livelihoods -- if not their lives -- depended on it. "Under Szell they had to be the best," notes Dohnanyi. "With me, they want to be the best...