Karol Hanusz

Karol Szczęsny Hanusz (30 May 1894 – 20 December 1965) was a Polish theatrical, cabaret and silent film actor and singer (baritone). He was one of the first Polish cabaret stars.

Life Hanusz was born on 30 May 1894 to Jan and Albina nee Korwin–Krukowska in Warsaw, but grew up in Kraków. After attending and graduating a classical high school (1909–1911) he went to a drama school in Kraków, and had private singing lessons. He was murdered in his apartment by a man he picked up while cruising, a fate of many gay men whose lives in the Polish People's Republic were relegated to the (often dangerous) underground because of societal homophobia.

Filmography (silent films) Huragan, 1928 Przeznaczenie, 1928 Od kobiety do kobiety, 1923 Wszystko się kręci, 1922

Discography (selected) 1927 – J. Trembecki artysta Teatrów Krakowskich śpiew, Syrena Rekord (SR 3030, 3031) 1927 – W. Lepecki znany pieśniarz kabaretowy, Syrena Rekord (SR 3129–3132) 1927 – I. Trembecki artysta Teatrów Krakowskich śpiew, Syrena Rekord (SR 3134, 3133) 1927 – W. Lepecki piosenkarz kabaretowy, Syrena Rekord (SR 3151–3152) 1930 – S. Wasilewski artysta Teatrów Krakowskich śpiew, Olimpia (505–509) 1930 – Władysław Kochański artysta Teatrów Krakowskich śpiew, Olimpia (510–541)