▁Ung v ár , ▁Austria - H ung ary ▁( now ▁U zh gor od , ▁Ukraine ) ▁and ▁educated ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Budapest . ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁first ▁stage ▁appearance ▁at ▁the ▁Hung arian ▁National ▁Theater ▁under ▁his ▁real ▁name ▁and ▁after ▁nearly ▁four ▁years ▁he ▁made ▁his ▁London ▁stage ▁debut ▁( as ▁Steven ▁Ger ay ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁appearing ▁in ▁Happy ▁Week - End !. ▁He ▁began ▁appearing ▁in ▁English - spe aking ▁films ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁Hollywood ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁He ▁appeared ▁alongside ▁his ▁wife , ▁Mag da ▁Kun , ▁whom ▁he ▁married ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁film ▁Dance ▁Band . ▁ ▁Political ▁pressure ▁led ▁to ▁Ger ay ' s ▁exit ▁from ▁Europe . ▁His ▁act ▁in ▁the ▁Fol ies ▁Berg ère ▁included ▁imp erson ations ▁of ▁Adolf ▁Hitler ▁and ▁Ben ito ▁M uss ol ini , ▁which ▁in cur red ▁the ▁wr ath ▁of ▁the ▁govern ments ▁of ▁Germany ▁and ▁Italy . ▁Ger ay ▁failed ▁to ▁he ed ▁their ▁warnings ▁to ▁stop ▁the ▁imp erson ations . ▁After ▁being ▁be aten ▁up , ▁however , ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Hollywood . ▁ ▁Ger ay ▁was ▁cast ▁as ▁the ▁lead ▁in ▁a ▁low - bud get ▁film ▁no ir ▁So ▁Dark ▁the ▁Night ▁( 1 9 4 6 ). ▁Even ▁with ▁its ▁limited ▁budget , ▁it ▁received ▁great ▁critical ▁reviews ▁and ▁enabled ▁its ▁director ▁Joseph