Tadeusz Chmielewski
Tadeusz Chmielewski (7 June 1927 – 4 December 2016) was a Polish film director, screenwriter and film producer, most notable for being one of the pioneers of popular Polish comedy. During World War II and until 1948, he was a soldier for the National Armed Forces and the Home Army.
Tadeusz Chmielewski
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- Name
- Tadeusz Chmielewski
- Born
- 7 June 1927
- Birthplace
- Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland
- Place of death
- Warsaw, Poland
- Died
- 4 December 2016
- Spouse
- Halina Chmielewska
- Occupation
- Film director, screenwriter, film producer
- Education
- National Film School in Łódź
- Awards
- Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis (2010)
- Nationality
- Poland
- Fields
- comedy film
- Honours
- Silver Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis · Polish Academy Award for Best Film · Polish Academy Life Achievement Award · Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta · Golden Medal for Merit to Culture
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Tadeusz Chmielewski (7 June 1927 – 4 December 2016) was a Polish film director, screenwriter and film producer, most notable for being one of the pioneers of popular Polish comedy. During World War II and until 1948, he was a soldier for the National Armed Forces and the Home Army.
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Tadeusz Chmielewski (1927–2016) was a Polish director, film director and film producer, among other activities. Born in Tomaszów Mazowiecki, the director died in Warsaw.
Tadeusz Chmielewski studied at National Film School in Łódź. The director was a member of Polish Film Academy.
Genres include comedy film. Languages used include Polish. Tadeusz Chmielewski received Golden Medal for Merit to Culture, Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta and Polish Academy Award for Best Film, among others.
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Tadeusz Chmielewski studied at National Film School in Łódź. The recorded working language is Polish. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are comedy film. Distinctions recorded are Silver Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis, Polish Academy Award for Best Film, Polish Academy Life Achievement Award and Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta.
Grób Tadeusza Chmielewskiego na Cmentarzu Wojskowym na Powązkach
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Grób Tadeusza i Haliny Chmielewskich na Cmentarzu Wojskowym na Powązkach
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• Name — Tadeusz Chmielewski • Born — 7 June 1927 • Birthplace — Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland • Place of death — Warsaw, Poland • Died — 4 December 2016 • Spouse — Halina Chmielewska • Children — 1 • Occupation — Film director, screenwriter, film producer • Education — National Film School in Łódź • Awards — Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis (2010)
Biography
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Chmielewski was born in Tomaszów Mazowiecki and graduated from secondary school in Szczecin. He graduated from the National Film School in Łódź in 1954. An activist with the Polish Filmmakers Association, he was their vice president from 1983 to 1987. From 1987-89, he was a member of the Cinematography Committee in Poland. Under the pseudonym of his granddaughter Zofii Miller, he wrote the screenplay U Pana Boga za piecem. In 1984, he was the head of the Film "EYE". In 2005, Chmielewski received the honorary citizenship from the city of Tomaszów Mazowiecki. In 2010 he was awarded the Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis. In 2011 he was awarded the "Eagle" in the Polish Film Awards. Several of Tadeusz Chmielewski's films were realized together with his wife, Halina Chmielewska, also a film director and screenwriter. Tadeusz Chmielewski's father was a policeman in Tomaszów. During World War II, his father commanded Partisan movements. After the war, his father was reportedly captured and murdered by Communist Polish authorities. Tadeusz and Helena had one daughter, Agata Chmielewska, a graphic designer and painter.
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Tadeusz Chmielewski is recorded as having received Silver Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis, Polish Academy Award for Best Film and Polish Academy Life Achievement Award.
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Tadeusz Chmielewski born at Tomaszów Mazowiecki.
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Tadeusz Chmielewski died at Warsaw.
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Tadeusz Chmielewski received Silver Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis, Polish Academy Award for Best Film, Polish Academy Life Achievement Award, Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta and Golden Medal for Merit to Culture. Naming and authority record. Those registers additionally record the form Tadeusz Chmielewski, (1950-).
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