- Married seven times and had 19 children.
- He has directed one film that has been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: House of Wax (1953).
- While he was in law school in Hungary, he wrote several plays for which he won acclaim. This brought him to the attention of famous playwright Ferenc Molnár, who hired him and introduced him to the Budapest theater scene. This was his entry into the world of acting. It also put a strain in his relationship with his family, which had a long military history. His father was a cavalry officer in the Hungarian army, and De Toth was expected to keep the tradition and embark on a military career. When he didn't, he and his father became estranged.
- Children with Veronica Lake: Andre Michael De Toth III, b. 10/25/45; Diana De Toth, b. 10/16/48.
- His wife Ann encouraged him to pursue sculpture and painting.
- Took the name Endre Antal Miksa De Toth as his legal name after becoming a US citizen.
- Directed House of Wax (1953) in 3-D although he only had one eye.
- Educated at the University of Budapest
- Born Tóth Endre Antal Mihály, with the nobility titles of Sasvári Farkasfalvi Tóthfalusi.
- Children with Marie Louise Stratton, an actress known as Mary Lou Holloway; Michelle de Toth and Nicolas de Toth.
- Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One, 1890-1945". Pages 237-241. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1987.
- Anthony Slide in his 8/87 "Films in Review" article on de Toth: "On the set de Toth never sits, never uses a director's chair. Said one actor, 'When you've made a film with de Toth, you've served your time in Hell'. He added, 'I bled for Henry Hathaway. I only sweated for Andre de Toth'.".
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