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- Prolific journalist and novelist whose work describes the conflicting epoch between WWI and II. Known for his existential, sober and precise prose, in which poetry is many times subdued to the subtext, without losing its eloquence.
The Sunday Times has described Roth as an author 'whose major novels deserve a wide readership', whilst The Publisher's Weekly defined him as 'a concise, powerful writer who brilliantly evokes the social, political and intellectual turmoil of the (his) era'.
Rolling Stone magazine has labeled some of his novels to be 'almost perfect'. The Sunday Telegraph said of Roth '(he) was a great writer because he wrote magnificently about the great issues of his century'.
Joseph Roth was born in Galicia, in the Austro-Hungarian Empire and fought in the Austrian army during WWI. He worked consequently as a journalist in Frankfurt before departing from Germany for good, a decision he took once the Nazi Party came to power.
He died a destitute in Paris in 1939, bequeathing us with some of the most compelling and honest novels of his time.
Two of his works, Flight Without End and Hotel Savoy, are being adapted for the feature-screen on contemporary settings by screenwriter Pablo Salvador N.G. - Writer
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Arthur Kober was born on 25 August 1900 in Brody, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Ukraine]. He was a writer, known for It's Great to Be Alive (1933), The Little Foxes (1941) and The False Madonna (1931). He was married to Margaret Frohnknecht and Lillian Hellman. He died on 12 June 1975 in Bronx, New York, USA.- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Zbigniew Niemczynowski was born on 13 May 1923 in Brody, Poland. Zbigniew is an assistant director, known for Sto koni do stu brzegów (1979), Za wami pójda inni... (1949) and Mniejszy szuka Duzego (1976).- Costume Designer
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Alicja Wasilewska was born on 24 August 1938 in Brody, Poland. She is a costume designer, known for Prom (1970), Big Shar (1983) and Tylko umarly odpowie (1969).- Ninian Brodie was born on 12 June 1912 in Brodie Castle, Moray, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for Rover and Me (1949). He died on 3 March 2003 in Elgin, Moray, Scotland, UK.
- Zbigniew Oksza was born on 18 August 1902 in Brody, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Brody, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Gangsterzy i filantropi (1963), Knights of the Teutonic Order (1960) and Zamach (1959). He died on 1 August 1988 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Józef Korzeniowski was born on 19 March 1797 in Brody, Galicia, Habsburg Monarchy [now Ukraine]. Józef was a writer, known for Karpaccy górale (1915) and Mistrz tanca (1969). Józef died on 17 September 1863 in Dresden, Saxony, Germany.