Halina Bielińska
Halina Bielińska (14 August 1914 - 13 October 1989) was a Polish film director, animator and screenwriter. Bielińska and Włodzimierz Haupe were among the first Polish animators; their film Zmiana warty (Changing of the Guard) was awarded the Short Film Prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 1959. Bielińska was born in Warsaw on 14 August 1914.
Also recorded as Halina Aniela Krüger · Antonina Wetter
Halina Bielińska
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- Name
- Halina Bielińska
- Birth Name
- Halina Aniela Krüger
- Born
- 14 August 1914
- Birthplace
- Warsaw, Warsaw Governorate, Congress Poland
- Died
- 13 October 1989
- Place of death
- Warsaw, Warsaw Voivodeship, Polish People's Republic
- Full name
- Halina Aniela Krüger.
- Nationality
- Poland.
- Occupation
- screenwriter, scenographer, director and illustrator.
- Education
- Academy of Fine Arts and Warsaw.
- Honours
- Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta and 1959 Cannes Film Festival.
- Languages
- Polish.
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Halina Bielińska (14 August 1914 - 13 October 1989) was a Polish film director, animator and screenwriter. Bielińska and Włodzimierz Haupe were among the first Polish animators; their film Zmiana warty (Changing of the Guard) was awarded the Short Film Prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 1959. Bielińska was born in Warsaw on 14 August 1914.
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Biography
She died there on 13 October 1989 at the age of 75.
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• Name — Halina Bielińska • Birth Name — Halina Aniela Krüger • Born — 14 August 1914 • Birthplace — Warsaw, Warsaw Governorate, Congress Poland • Died — 13 October 1989 • Place of death — Warsaw, Warsaw Voivodeship, Polish People's Republic • Resting Place — Powązki Cemetery • Notable Works — The Nutcracker • Children — Piotr Bieliński • Relatives — Maria Krüger
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• Feature Films • Szczęściarz Antoni (1961) • Godzina pąsowej róży (1963) • Sam pośród miasta (1965) • The Nutcracker (Dziadek do orzechów) (1967) • Piąta rano (1969) • Animated Films • Katarynka (1956) • Zmiana warty (1958) • But (1959)
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Identity and origins
Halina Bielińska was recorded at birth as Halina Aniela Krüger. She also worked under the name Antonina Wetter. The authorities additionally record the headings Halina Aniela Krüger and Antonina Wetter. Her recorded language was Polish. She was the child of Edmund Krüger.
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1914
Halina Bielińska born at Warsaw.
1989
Halina Bielińska died at Warsaw.
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