- Date Of Death: January 11, 2010
- State: Connecticut
Clara Takacs Gyorgyey, 75, of Orange, died suddenly Jan. 11, 2010 at Gaylord Hospital, Wallingford. She is survived by her husband of 50 years, Ferenc (Frank) Gyorgyey. Born in Budapest, Hungary on May 23, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Laszlo and Sarolta Takacs. She lived in Orange, but maintained an apartment in Budapest. She was a writer, critic, translator and teacher. She attended (Budapest University) ELTE, and Yale University where she majored in English and History of Drama 1957-59. In 1956, she participated in the Hungarian Revolution, and then escaped to the West. She was a master teacher at Yale’s M.A.T. program from 1959 to 1989 while teaching English at Hillhouse High School and, later at North Haven High School.
