Polish movie actors died when they were 50
Here are 2 famous actors from Poland died at 50:
Adam Pawlikowski
Adam Pawlikowski (November 21, 1925 Warsaw-January 17, 1976 Warsaw) was a Polish actor.
He died in suicide.
Adam Pawlikowski was not only an actor, he was also a director and a screenwriter. He was a prominent figure in the Polish film industry during his time, and was known for his significant contributions to the development of Polish cinema. Pawlikowski acted in a number of films throughout his career, including the iconic movies "Eroica" and "Badge of the Brotherhood". He also directed several films and TV shows, and wrote scripts for many notable productions. Despite his successful career, Pawlikowski struggled with depression and took his own life at the age of 50. His death was a profound loss for the Polish artistic community.
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Antanas Škėma
Antanas Škėma (November 29, 1910 Łódź-August 11, 1961 Pennsylvania) also known as Antanas Skema was a Polish writer, playwright and actor. He had one child, Kristina Škėmaitė-Snyder.
Škėma was born to a Lithuanian family in Łódź, Poland. He studied art, literature, and philosophy in Kaunas, Lithuania, and later attended drama school in Paris. During World War II, he was imprisoned by Soviet authorities and sentenced to death, but his sentence was commuted to a forced labor camp in Siberia. After his release, he returned to Lithuania and worked as a director at the Lithuanian Drama Theatre in Kaunas.
In 1944, Škėma emigrated to Germany and later to the United States, where he worked as an actor in New York City. He wrote several plays in Lithuanian, including "The White Shroud" and "The Heavy Burden", both of which have been translated into English. He also wrote a novel, "White Shroud", which was published posthumously.
Škėma died in a car accident in Pennsylvania in 1961. He is remembered as one of the most important Lithuanian writers of the 20th century.
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