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- August Wilkonski was born on 28 August 1805 in Kakolewo, Poznan Department, Duchy of Warsaw, French Empire [now Kakolewo, Wielkopolskie, Poland].
- Józef Ignacy Kraszewski (28 July 1812 - 19 March 1887) was a Polish writer, publisher, historian, journalist, scholar, painter, and author who produced more than 200 novels and 150 novellas, short stories, and art reviews, which makes him the most prolific writer in the history of Polish literature. He is best known for his epic series on the history of Poland, comprising twenty-nine novels in seventy-nine parts.
- Henryk Grubinski was born on 15 June 1846 in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]. He was an actor, known for Kobieta (1917) and Sad bozy (1911). He died on 14 March 1918 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Wiktor Gomulicki was born on 17 October 1848 in Ostroleka, Warsaw Governorate, Congress Poland, Russian Empire [now Ostroleka, Mazowieckie, Poland]. Wiktor was married to Maria Humiecka. Wiktor died on 14 February 1919 in Warsaw, Warszawskie, Second Polish Republic [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland].
- Józef Mikulski was born on 1 July 1849 in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]. He was an actor, known for Tredowata (1926). He died on 6 September 1928 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Rufin Morozowicz was born on 8 December 1851 in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]. He was an actor, known for Tajemnica przystanku tramwajowego (1922) and Córka generala Pankratowa (1934). He was married to Rozalia Morozowicz. He died on 14 April 1931 in Milanówek, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Józef Chmielinski was born on 17 December 1862 in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]. He was an actor, known for Niewolnica milosci (1923), Nie damy ziemi, skad nasz ród (1920) and Tovarishch Elena (1917). He died on 28 September 1941 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Jan Hieronimko was born on 2 February 1863 in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]. He was an actor, known for Vampyr (1932). He died on 26 June 1942 in Paris, France.
- Michalina Laska was born on 10 January 1865 in Huszlew, Warsaw Government, Congress Poland, Russian Empire [now Huszlew, Mazowieckie, Poland]. She was an actress, known for Wrzos (1938), Ksiazatko (1937) and Ulan ksiecia Józefa (1937). She was married to Aleksander Laski. She died on 26 September 1939 in Warsaw, Warszawskie, Second Polish Republic [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland].
- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Kazimierz Kaminski was born on 1 March 1865 in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]. He was an actor and director, known for Wykolejeni (1913), Pietro Caruso (1912) and Niebezpieczny kochanek (1912). He died on 9 September 1928 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.- Leo Belmont was born on 8 March 1865 in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]. Leo was a writer, known for Przeznaczenie (1928), Strzal (1922) and Uwiedziona (1931). Leo died on 19 October 1941 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Actress
Irena Horwath was born on 29 April 1865 in Bródno, Poland, Russian Empire [now Bródno, Targówek, Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]. She was an actress, known for Wife (1915) and Niebezpieczny kochanek (1912). She died on 3 October 1943 in Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland [now Lviv, Ukraine].- Actress
- Producer
Maria Dabrowska was born on 16 July 1865 in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]. She was an actress and producer, known for Mów do mnie jeszcze (1922), Maly marynarz (1936) and Swiat bez granic (1931). She was married to Roman Dabrowski. She died on 3 December 1952 in Lódz, Lódzkie, Poland.- Konstancja Bednarzewska was born on 10 April 1866 in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]. She was an actress, known for The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (1927). She died on 11 January 1940 in Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland.
- Zofia Czaplinska was born on 29 September 1866 in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]. She was an actress, known for My Uncle from America (1933), Dzikuska (1928) and Czy Lucyna to dziewczyna? (1934). She died on 27 February 1940 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Artur Oppman was born on 14 August 1867 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland. Artur is known for Television Theater (1953) and Basnie i bajki polskie (2002).
- Marie Curie was born on 7 November 1867 in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]. She was married to Pierre Curie. She died on 4 July 1934 in Sancellemoz, Haute-Savoie, France.
- Director
- Actor
- Writer
Wladyslaw Palinski was born on 27 June 1869 in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]. He was a director and actor, known for Ofiara namietnosci (1912), Krwawa dola (1912) and Sad bozy (1911). He was married to Helena Marcello-Palinska. He died on 25 July 1917 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.- Waclaw Gasiorowski was born on 27 June 1869 in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]. He was a writer, known for Conquest (1937), November Night (1932) and Ulan ksiecia Józefa (1937). He died on 30 October 1939 in Konstancin-Jeziorna, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Pawel Owerllo was born on 15 September 1869 in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]. He was an actor, known for Tajemnica starego rodu (1928), Ziemia obiecana (1927) and Tajemnica lekarza (1930). He died on 27 April 1957 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Stanislaw Stanislawski was born on 6 September 1870 in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]. He was an actor, known for District Attorney (1933), Story of a Sin (1933) and My American Family (2021). He died on 10 January 1941 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Jan Sten was born on 15 April 1871 in Warsaw, Warsaw Governorate, Congress Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]. Jan was married to Stella Maria Brunner. Jan died on 5 December 1913 in Kraków, Galicia, Austro-Hungarian Empire [now Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland].
- Ada Kosmowska was born on 19 December 1871 in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]. She was an actress, known for Huragan (1928). She died on 27 July 1944 in Wieliczka, Malopolskie, Poland.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Anna Held was born Helene Anna Held on March 8, 1872 (some sources say 1873) in Warsaw, Poland, the youngest of eleven children in a Jewish family. Her family moved to France, where her father died from alcoholism when she was twelve years old. She began her career singing in Europe. Her signature song was "Won't You Come And Play With Me." In 1894, she married Maximo Carrerra, a wealthy South American adventurer. Their daughter, Liane, was born the following year.
While performing in London in 1886 she met producer Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. He brought her to New York and the two began a passionate affair. Held quickly became one of Broadway's most popular stars. She starred in the hit shows A Parlor Match, Papa's Wife, and Miss Innocence. Audiences loved her voice and her risque performances. Her lavish stage shows were the inspiration for the Ziegfeld Follies. The press reported that she bathed in milk every day and had a rib removed to achieve her perfect hourglass figure (her waist was only eighteen inches).
Maximo Carrera, her estranged husband, died in 1908. Although she referred to Ziegfeld as her husband the two never legally married and he broke her heart with his infidelity. When she became pregnant he convinced her to have an abortion. The couple ended their relationship in 1909 after he fell in love with Lillian Lorraine. In 1916, Held made the feature length film Madame la Presidente (1916), playing Mademoiselle Gobette, for which she was paid $30,000. Later, she appeared in the Broadway musical Follow Me.
During WWI, she went to France to entertain the soldiers. She was diagnosed with cancer in early 1918. On August 12, 1918, aged 46, she died of multiple myeloma. She was buried at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Hawthorne, Westchester County, New York. Florenz Ziegfeld was criticized in the press for not attending her funeral.- Józef Redo was born on 3 May 1872 in Wilanów, Poland, Russian Empire [now Wilanów, Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]. He was an actor, known for American Adventure (1936), Rozporek i Ska (1918) and Jadzia (1936). He died on 9 November 1941 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Benedykt Hertz was born on 7 June 1872 in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]. He was an actor and writer, known for Television Theater (1953), Tajemnica skrzynki pocztowej (1929) and Przeznaczenie (1928). He died on 31 October 1952 in Podkowa Lesna, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Alfred Athis was born on 15 August 1873 in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]. He was a writer, known for Le costaud des Épinettes (1923), Amants et voleurs (1935) and Les deux canards (1934). He was married to Marthe Paula Geneviève Mellot. He died on 12 August 1932 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France.
- Waclaw Berent was born on 28 September 1873 in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]. Waclaw was a writer, known for Teatr Polskiego Radia (2004), Fachowiec (1983) and Sceny nocne (1990). Waclaw died on 19 November 1940 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Laura Dunin-Osmólska was born on 29 November 1873 in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]. She was an actress, known for Milosc przez ogien i krew (1924) and Bohaterstwo polskiego skauta (1920). She died on 22 December 1960 in Skolimów, Konstancin-Jeziorna, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Aniela Boguslawska was born on 24 August 1874 in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]. She was an actress, known for Dzieje grzechu (1911), Skrzydlaty zwyciezca (1924) and Sad bozy (1911). She was married to Antoni Bednarczyk. She died on 19 September 1931 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Fanny Carlsen was born on 18 September 1874 in Warsaw, Poland. She was a writer, known for The Beautiful Blue Danube (1926), The Gypsy Baron (1927) and Thérèse Raquin (1928). She died on 18 December 1944 in Paris, France.
- Tadeusz Boy-Zelenski was born on 21 December 1874 in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]. He was a writer, known for Teatr Polskiego Radia (2004), Television Theater (1953) and U cioci Leonii (2018). He was married to Zofia Parenska. He died on 4 July 1941 in Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland [now Lviv, Ukraine].
- Composer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Joseph Szulc was born on 4 April 1875 in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]. He was a composer, known for La route est belle (1929), Les surprises du sleeping (1933) and L'enfant de l'amour (1930). He died on 10 April 1956 in Paris, France.- Writer
- Director
- Cinematographer
Kazimierz Prószynski was born on 4 April 1875 in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]. He was a writer and director, known for Walkirie (1903), Powrót birbanta (1902) and Mazur w cztery pary (1902). He died on 13 March 1945 in Mauthausen Concentration Camp, Upper Austria, Austria.- Leonard Boncza-Stepinski was born on 31 October 1876 in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]. He was an actor, known for Cud nad Wisla (1921). He died on 21 August 1921 in Drohobycz, Lwowskie, Poland [now Drohobych, Ukraine].
- Composer
- Music Department
Eugeniusz Morawski was born on 2 November 1876 in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire. He is known for Fantasy on a Theme of Morawski (2011) and Switezianka (2017).- Writer
- Soundtrack
Boleslaw Lesmian was born on 22 January 1877 in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]. He was a writer, known for Television Theater (1953), Teatr Polskiego Radia (2004) and Dziewczyny do wziecia (1972). He died on 5 November 1937 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.- Henryk Barwinski was born on 23 April 1877 in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]. He was an actor, known for Milosc przez ogien i krew (1924). He died on 8 December 1970 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Stanislawa Wysocka was born on 7 May 1877 in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]. She was an actress, known for Girls of Nowolipki (1937), Mocny czlowiek (1929) and Ludzie Wisly (1938). She died on 17 January 1941 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Irena Solska was born on 27 October 1877 in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]. She was an actress, known for Komendant (1928). She died on 8 March 1958 in Skolimów, Konstancin-Jeziorna, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Mark Arnshtein was born on 2 January 1878 in Warsaw, Poland. He was a writer, known for Overture to Glory (1940). He died on 4 May 1943 in Warsaw Ghetto, Treblinka, Poland.
- Helena Larys-Pawinska was born on 10 May 1878 in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]. She was an actress, known for Souls in Bondage (1930) and Czy Lucyna to dziewczyna? (1934). She was married to Stanislaw Pawinski. She died on 7 March 1964 in Szczecin, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland.
- Janusz Korczak was born on 22 July 1878 in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]. He was a writer, known for Kajtek Czarodziej (2023), Television Theater (1953) and Król Macius I (1958). He died on 6 August 1942 in Treblinka Concentration Camp, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Franciszek Fraczkowski was born on 7 October 1878 in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]. He was an actor, known for Tyrannenherrschaft (1916). He died on 17 September 1931 in Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland [now Lviv, Ukraine].
- Amelia Rotter-Jarninska was born on 16 February 1879 in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]. She was an actress, known for Straszny dwór (1936), Romans panny Opolskiej (1928) and Pomszczona krzywda (1912). She was married to Stanislaw Jarninski. She died on 14 September 1942 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Production Manager
- Producer
- Director
Alfred Niemirski was born on 27 March 1879 in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]. He is known for Szlakiem hanby (1929), Wrzos (1938) and White Venom (1932).- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Wanda Landowska was born on 5 July 1879 in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]. She is known for Blacktop: A Story of the Washing of a School Play Yard (1952), 3rd Ave. El (1955) and Monitor (1958). She was married to Henry Lew. She died on 16 August 1959 in Lakeville, Connecticut, USA.- Producer
- Additional Crew
- Actor
Famed for his relentless ambition, bad temper and genius for publicity, Samuel Goldwyn became Hollywood's leading "independent" producer -- largely because none of his partners could tolerate him for long. Born Shmuel (or Schmuel) Gelbfisz, probably in 1879, in the Jewish section of Warsaw, he was the eldest of six children of a struggling used-furniture dealer. In 1895 he made his way to England, where relatives Anglicized his name to Samuel Goldfish. There he begged (or stole) enough money for a ticket in steerage across the Atlantic. He reached the US, probably via Canada, in 1898. He gravitated to Gloversville, New York, in the Adirondack foothills, which was then the capital of the US leather glove industry; he became one of the country's most successful glove salesmen. After moving his base of operations to Manhattan and marrying the sister of Jesse L. Lasky, who was then a theatrical producer, Goldfish convinced Lasky and Cecil B. DeMille to go into film production. The new company's first film, The Squaw Man (1914), was one of the first features made in Hollywood; the company later became the nucleus of what would later become Paramount Pictures. As his marriage fell apart, Goldfish dissolved his partnership with Lasky. His next enterprise was the Goldwyn Co., founded in 1916 and named for himself and his partners, brothers Edgar Selwyn and Archibald Selwyn--Goldfish liked the name so much he took it for his own. The Goldwyn Co.'s stars included Mabel Normand, Madge Kennedy and Will Rogers, but its most famous legacy was its "Leo the Lion" trademark, which was adopted by its successor company, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). Goldwyn himself was ousted from his own company before the merger, which was why his name became part of MGM even though he himself had nothing to do with the company. After his firing Goldwyn would have nothing to do with partners and went into independent production on his own, and for 35 years was the boss and sole proprietor of his own production company, a mini-studio specializing in expensive "quality" films, distributed initially by United Artists and later by RKO. His contract actors at various times included Vilma Bánky, Ronald Colman, Eddie Cantor, Gary Cooper, David Niven and Danny Kaye. In some cases, Goldwyn collected substantial fees for "lending" his stars to other producers. Touted by publicists for his "Goldwyn touch" and loathed by many of his hirelings for his habit of ordering films recast, rewritten and recut, Goldwyn is best remembered for his films that teamed director William Wyler and cinematographer Gregg Toland.- Adam Wieniawski was born on 27 October 1879 in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]. He was a composer, known for Straszny dwór (1936). He died on 21 April 1950 in Bydgoszcz, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland.
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Wiktor Krupinski was born on 24 December 1879 in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]. He was a composer, known for Fredek uszczesliwia swiat (1936) and Ty, co w Ostrej swiecisz Bramie (1937). He died on 19 February 1951 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.