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Polish playwrights

43 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Albert BarilléPerson · Film memorabiliaAlbert Barillé (14 February 1920 – 5 February 2009) was a Polish-born French television producer, creator, screenwriter, cartoonist, and founder of Procidis.
Alexander MoszkowskiAuthor · BooksAlexander Moszkowski (15 January 1851 – 26 September 1934) was a German satirist, writer and philosopher also of Polish-Jewish descent.
Alfred DöblinAuthor · BooksBruno Alfred Döblin (German: [ˈalfʁeːt døːˈbliːn]; 10 August 1878 – 26 June 1957) was a German novelist, essayist, and doctor, best known for his novel Berlin Alexanderplatz (1929).
Alfred NossigAuthor · BooksAlfred Nossig (18 April 1864 – 22 February 1943) was a Jewish sculptor, writer, and activist in Zionism and Polish civil society. During World War II, he was held in the Warsaw Ghetto.
Anatol SternAuthor · BooksAnatol Stern (24 October 1899 in Warsaw – 19 October 1968 in Warsaw) was a Polish poet, writer and art critic.
Andrzej NiemojewskiAuthor · BooksAndrzej Niemojewski (24 January 1864 – 3 November 1921) was a Polish social and political activist, poet, rationalist and writer of the Young Poland period.
Anna ŚwirszczyńskaAuthor · BooksAnna Świrszczyńska (ˈanna ɕvirʂˈt͡ʂɨj̃ska; also known as Anna Swir) (1909–1984) was a Polish poet whose works deal with themes including her experiences during World War II, motherhood, the…
Apollo KorzeniowskiAuthor · BooksApollo Korzeniowski (21 February 1820 – 23 May 1869) was a Polish poet, playwright, translator, clandestine political activist, and father of Polish-British novelist Joseph Conrad.
Bruno JasieńskiAuthor · BooksBruno Jasieński (born Victor Bruno Sysmann; Wiktor Bruno Zysman; 17 July 1901 – 17 September 1938) was a Polish poet, novelist, playwright, Catastrophist, and leader of the Polish Futurist…
Bruno WinawerAuthor · BooksIllustration — Bruno Winawer, ca.
Cyprian NorwidArtist · PaintingsCyprian Kamil Norwid (ˈt͡sɨprjan ˈnɔrvit; 24 September 1821 – 23 May 1883) was a Polish poet, dramatist, painter, sculptor, and philosopher.
Ernst TollerAuthor · BooksErnst Toller (1 December 1893 – 22 May 1939) was a German author, playwright, left-wing politician, and revolutionary known for his Expressionist plays.
Horst BienekAuthor · BooksHorst Bienek (7 May 1930 in Gleiwitz – 7 December 1990 in Munich) was a German novelist and poet.
Jerzy Stefan StawińskiPerson · Film memorabiliaJerzy Stefan Stawiński (1 July 1921 – 12 June 2010) was a Polish screenwriter and film director. Beginning in 1957 he had written or co-written 29 films.
Jerzy ZawieyskiAuthor · BooksJerzy Zawieyski, born Henryk Nowicki, (2 October 1902, Radogoszcz, Piotrków Governorate – 18 June 1969, Warsaw) was a Polish playwright, prose writer, Catholic political activist and…
Józef Ignacy KraszewskiArtist · PaintingsJózef Ignacy Kraszewski (28 July 1812 – 19 March 1887) was a Polish novelist, journalist, historian, publisher, painter, and musician.
Juliusz SłowackiAuthor · BooksJuliusz Słowacki (Jules Slowacki; 4 September 1809 – 3 April 1849) was a Polish Romantic poet.
Konstanty Ildefons GałczyńskiAuthor · BooksKonstanty Ildefons Gałczyński (23 January 1905 – 6 December 1953), alias Karakuliambro, was a Polish poet.
Leon SchillerPerson · Music memorabiliaLeon Schiller or Leon Schiller de Schildenfeld (14 March 1887 – 25 March 1954) was a Polish theatre and film director, as well as critic and theatre theoretician.
Leopold StaffAuthor · BooksLeopold Henryk Staff (November 14, 1878 – May 31, 1957) was a Polish poet; an artist of European modernism twice granted the Degree of Doctor honoris causa by universities in Warsaw and in…
Lucjan RydelAuthor · BooksLucjan Rydel, also known as Lucjan Antoni Feliks Rydel (17 May 1870 in Kraków – 8 April 1918 in Bronowice Małe), was a Polish playwright and poet from the Young Poland movement.
Marian HemarAuthor · BooksMarian Hemar (1901–1972), born Marian Hescheles (other pen names: Jan Mariański, and Marian Wallenrod), was a Polish poet, journalist, playwright, comedy writer, and songwriter.
Miron BiałoszewskiAuthor · BooksMiron Białoszewski (ˈmirɔn bjawɔˈʂɛfskʲi; born 30 June 1922, Warsaw; died 17 June 1983, Warsaw) was a Polish poet, novelist, playwright and actor.
S. An-skyAuthor · BooksShloyme Zanvl Rappoport (October 27, 1863 – November 8, 1920), also known by his pen name S.
Sławomir MrożekArtist · PaintingsSławomir Tangolo Mrożek (29 June 1930 – 15 August 2013) was a Polish playwright.
Stanisław DygatAuthor · BooksStanisław Ludwik Dygat (staˈɲi.swaf ˈdɨ.ɡat; 5 December 1914, Warsaw – 29 January 1978, Warsaw) was a Polish writer.
Stanisław GrochowiakAuthor · BooksIllustration — Stanisław Grochowiak
Stanisław LemAuthor · BooksStanisław Herman Lem (12 September 1921 – 27 March 2006) was a Polish writer. He was the author of many novels, short stories, and essays on various subjects, including philosophy,…
Stanisław PrzybyszewskiAuthor · BooksStanisław Przybyszewski (Polish pronunciation: [staˈɲiswaf pʂɨbɨˈʂɛfskʲi]; 7 May 1868 – 23 November 1927) was a Polish novelist, dramatist, and poet of the decadent naturalistic school.
Stanisław TymAuthor · BooksStanisław Aleksy Tym (17 July 1937 – 6 December 2024) was a Polish actor, comedian, journalist, and satirist, as well as a film and theatre director and writer.
Stanisław WohlPerson · Film memorabiliaStanisław Wohl (24 July 1912 – 21 May 1985) was a film director, screenwriter and cinematographer.
Stanisław WyspiańskiArtist · PaintingsStanisław Mateusz Ignacy Wyspiański (15 January 1869 – 28 November 1907) was a Polish playwright, painter, poet, and interior and furniture designer.
Stanisława PrzybyszewskaArtist · PaintingsStanisława Przybyszewska (staɲiˈswava pʂɨbɨˈʂɛfska; 1 October 1901 – 15 August 1935) was a Polish dramatist who is mostly known for her plays about the French Revolution.
Tadeusz PeiperAuthor · BooksTadeusz Peiper (3 May 1891 – 10 November 1969) was a Polish poet, art critic, theoretician of literature and one of the precursors of the avant-garde movement in Polish poetry.
Zbigniew HerbertAuthor · BooksZbigniew Herbert (Polish: [ˈzbiɡɲɛf ˈxɛrbɛrt]; 29 October 1924 – 28 July 1998) was a Polish poet, essayist, drama writer and moralist.
Zygmunt HübnerPerson · Film memorabiliaZygmunt Hübner (23 March 1930 – 12 January 1989) was a Polish actor, stage director, and director of the National Old Theatre in Kraków (1963–69).

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