A Lady to Love, and The Rebel), and three exist in fragments (Tavaszi szerelem in scattered bits, the first five reels of The Magic Flame, and an incomplete copy of Two Lovers). Personal life and death She married actor Rod La Rocque in 1927; they remained married until his death in 1969. The couple had no children. Bánky died on 18 March 1991, from cardiopulmonary failure, aged 90, but notice of her death was not made public until the following year. She was reportedly upset that no one had come to visit her in her last years, and directed her lawyer to make no mention of her death. Her ashes were scattered at sea where her husband's had been consigned. For her contributions to the film industry, Bánky received a motion pictures star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960. Her star is located at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard. In popular culture Bánky is mentioned by Mr. Burns in The Simpsons episode "Homer Defined". Filmography Bibliography Schildgen, Rachel A. More Than a Dream: Rediscovering the Life & Films of Vilma Banky; . References External links Vilma Bánky: Hungarian Rhapsody, vilma-banky.com Information on Vilma Bánky, szineszkonyvtar.hu Photographs of Vilma Bánky, film.virtual-history.com 1901 births 1991 deaths 20th-century American actresses American silent film actresses American film actresses Hungarian emigrants to the United States Hungarian silent film actresses 20th-century Hungarian actresses People from Tolna County