For my 100th puzzle I chose something rather difficult. This one belongs to the Art&Cars series and is exceptional in many ways.
There are a lot of points offered (four to be precise):
- one if you can identify this lady correctly
- one each for the cars she was associated with (I know three brands)
First you have to identify the lady and then you can make guesses on the cars she was associated with.
Let's see whether the cream of the crop can handle it!
Is she Norah, Lady Docker?
Then the connection would be Daimler, BSA and Hooper (if you´d accdept that as an own marque), but I´ve got to check the picture now...
No, not her, not even remotely connected
And it would have been way too easy for your 100th puzzle, of course... ;)
Was the lady an actress?
Yes, she was an actress
Silent Movies or Talkies?
mostly in theaters and in talking movies
Quote from: pnegyesi on July 14, 2010, 02:59:38 PM
mostly in theaters and in talking movies
Strangely, her costume (and the photo ) seem to come from the silent era...
Let's narrow it down: Hollywood?
No, far, far away from Hollywood
From the UK?
You have to go more eastwards in Continental Europe
From your own country?
Yes, I made an exception to my own rules. She was a Hungarian actress who was quite famous here in the 1920s and 1930s and who was able to continue acting after the 2nd World War and appeared in many movies up until her death.
I have several candidates. Let's start with Tolnay Klari (although I don't suppose she began to act in the 1920's).
Not her, this lady who's the subject of our puzzle was born almost 30 years earlier (big clue methinks)
SÁRI PETRÁSS?
Sári Petráss was also a driver and a contemporary of the puzzle actress, but she died in a car accident in the 1930s. So it's not her.
Lilly Berky (or Berky Lilly, or Lili Berki...)
Not her
Man, I'm discovering a whole new world...
well, this puzzle will tell you a few things about Hungarian motoring in the 1920s
Lóth Ila?
No, not her
Bayor Gizi?
No, though Gizi Bajor was a legend, she was never reknown for her driving skills
try to think of a Hungarian county....
Still part of present day Hungary?
Yes, very much so
Should this be opened to the wider public?
Maria Simonyi maybe?
Do you know a Hungarian county, named Simony or Simonyi :)? No, it's not her
No, but I also don't know any Hungarian actress named liked one of the counties :P
Let's start with the one most difficult to search for: Pest?
No, to the south-west
After further research I've found quite a few hungarioan actresses that share their name with a county, but unfortunately none of them was born in the XIX century :(
Somogy?
Now, we're getting somewhere :) This is almost her last name
Somogyi Nusi, Anna ;) Now for the car...
She raced a Alfa Romeo at Svábhegy/Schwabenberg in 1924
Yes, that's her! So far two points for you and you also got a lock on this for 24 hours to find two other brands.
Anna (nicknamed Nusi) Somogyi was quite a daredevil driver as you can see on this picture at the 1924 Schwabenberg race. Her car did not have a proper body, but she managed to score a class victory...
In 1925 she drove a Citroën and in 1927 a Rover
It seems that Guido left the rest of us no chance.
But I found a nice picture of the lady with a funny hat.
Unfortunately the winner takes it all :)
Anna (Nusi) Somogyi (1884-1963) was one of the few Hungarian actresses who had a succesful career before and after the 2nd World War. She played in operettas and in many movies. She had a versatile talent. And she was a keen motoring driver. When Ernő Steinitz obtained the rights to distribute Alfa Romeo in Hungary, she became a brand ambassador in 1924. Later she did the same for Citroen.
But she also drove Rover and other cars as well.
Guido66 - you just earned yourself four points!
Thanks for taking us out of Hollywood for once, pnegyesi.
My search was quit complicated by the fact (which I discovered) then in Hungarian it seems to be like in Japanese: you never know what comes first, name or surname!
Yes, that's true. Both Hungarian and Japanese names are in reverse order, compared to British naming standards.
Négyesi Pál - that is how my name is written in Hungarian. Pal Negyesi is the form I use in non-Hungarian environment.
Glad you liked this puzzle.
;D I found a really informative site on pre WW2 Hungarian racing ;)
Belgian people also tend to place the surname before the first name.
How come she doesn't have an article in the Hungarian wikipedia??
I don't know actually