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AKA:
Romek Polanski
Raimund Polanski
Birthplace:
Paris, France
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Perhaps one of the most notorious directors in Hollywood, Roman Polanski was as known for his tumultuous personal life as he was for his dark, disquieting and quasi-autobiographical films. After a childhood stained by Nazi atrocities, Polanski emerged from his native Poland with the Oscar-nominated “Knife in the Water” (1962). He went on to establish a reputation with several films shot in England – namely the claustrophobic sexual thriller “Repulsion” (1965) – before reaching artistic and commercial heights in America with “Rosemary’s Baby” (1968). But his newfound success quickly descended
Man Listening to Lady Singer
1970
Alfred--Abronsius' Assistant
1967
1933
Born in Paris, France
1936
At age three, moved with his parents to his father's native Kraków, Poland
1940
As a seven-year-old, witnessed the Nazi's sealing off the Kraków Ghetto where his family lived
Participated in smuggling runs by slipping out of the ghetto through secret passageways
1941
Avoided capture after his father pushed him through a gap in the wall sealing the ghetto
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