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Jan Himilsbach

1931 – 1988

Polish actor, screenwriter and author

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Lived 1931 – 1988 (aged 56). Jan Himilsbach was a Polish actor, screenwriter, writer and stonemason.

Jan Himilsbach (1931– 11 November 1988) was a stonecutter, actor, writer and screenwriter.

Biography He was the son of Stanisław, a manual worker, and Marianna. Until the end of World War II he lived in Mińsk Mazowiecki. In 1945, he became a member of the Union of Youth Struggle and worked distributing the newspapers and Chłopska Droga.

He learned at the Provincial University of Marxism–Leninism and worked at the Capital City Board of the Union of Polish Youth. He made his debut in 1951 with the poem Będę poetą (I Will Be a Poet), in Sztandar Młodych. He performed his military service from 1954 to 1956. From 1956 to 1968, he worked for a private stonemasonry firm in the Powązki district of Warsaw.

He was buried at the Northern Cemetery in Wólka Węglowa.

Works Source: Short stories collections

Filmography Source: As actor Rejs (1970) Trzeba zabić tę miłość (1972) as construction site caretaker A Jungle Book of Regulations (1974) (1980, television film)

As screenwriter (1973, television film) (1973, television film) (1974, television film) (1980, television film) (1984) (1988, television film)

Adapted from Himilsbach's short story to a screenplay by a different author Fucha (1983)

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Who was Jan Himilsbach?

Polish actor, screenwriter and author (1931–1988)

When was Jan Himilsbach born?

Jan Himilsbach was born on 30 November 1931 in Mińsk Mazowiecki.

When did Jan Himilsbach die?

Jan Himilsbach died on 11 November 1988 in Warsaw.

What was Jan Himilsbach's occupation?

Jan Himilsbach was an actor, screenwriter, writer and stonemason.

What nationality was Jan Himilsbach?

Jan Himilsbach was Polish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Jan Himilsbach

· Wikidata: Q1681846

· DBpedia: Jan Himilsbach

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