Polish movie actors died in the year 1961
Here are 2 famous actors from Poland died in 1961:
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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Władysław Grabowski
Władysław Grabowski (June 1, 1883 Warsaw-July 6, 1961 Warsaw) was a Polish actor.
Grabowski started his career in 1902, after graduating from the Music and Drama Institute in Warsaw. He quickly gained popularity in the theatrical scene in Warsaw and later in Krakow, where he was one of the founders of the Stary Teatr. Throughout his prolific career, he played in over 120 theater productions and acted in several silent movies.
In 1925, Grabowski founded the Władysław Grabowski Theater in Warsaw, where he worked as an actor and director until the outbreak of World War II. During the war, he actively participated in the Polish resistance movement and was imprisoned in the infamous Pawiak prison. After the war, he returned to acting and continued to work in the theater until his death.
Grabowski was known for his exceptional talent in portraying tragic roles, and he was considered one of the most eminent actors of the interwar period in Poland. He received numerous awards for his performances, including the Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta and the Medal for Courage and Valour. Today, Grabowski is considered a legend in the Polish theater and film industry, and his legacy continues to inspire new generations of actors.
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