Andrzej Wajda Age, Birthday, Zodiac Sign and Birth Chart

Andrzej Witold Wajda was a renowned Polish theater and film director born on March 6, 1926, in Suwałki and passed away on October 9, 2016, in Warsaw. He is recognized as one of the most prominent figures of the Polish Film School, which was particularly active from 1955 to 1963. His lifetime work, which received an honorary Oscar, includes the acclaimed war trilogy consisting of 'Pokolenie' (1955), 'Kanał' (1957), and 'Popiół i diament' (1958), as well as notable films such as 'Pan Tadeusz' (1999) and 'Katyń' (2007).

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Meaning of the name - Andrzej

manly, warrior

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March 6, 1926 Facts

Generation Group

Andrzej Wajda belongs to the GI Generation group.

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Place of Birth: Suwałki, Poland

Place of Death: Warsaw, Poland

Cause of Death: respiratory failure

Educated At: National Film School in Łódź | Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow

Occupation: director | film producer | theatrical director | film director | television director | politician | screenwriter

Spouses: Krystyna Zachwatowicz

Children: Karolina Wajda

Employers: Top Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors

Awards Received: Honorary citizen of Wrocław | honorary citizen of Gdańsk | Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 5th class | Honorary doctor of the University of Gdańsk | Honorary Citizen of the City of Łódź | European Film Academy Honorary Award | Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 3rd Class | Order of the Three Stars, 3rd Class | Golden Medal for Merit to Culture | Work Flag Order, 2nd class | Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta | Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta | Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta | honorary doctor of the Jagiellonian University of Krakow | Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic | Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres | Medal "Guardian of National Memorials" | Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy | Order of Cyril and Methodius | David Luchino Visconti | Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany | Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class | Officer of the Legion of Honour | Polish Academy Life Achievement Award | Order of Danica Hrvatska | Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement | BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language | Order for Merits to Lithuania | Commander of the Legion of Honour | Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise | London Film Critics Circle Award for Director of the Year | Order of the Banner of Work | European Film Academy Critics Award | Paszport Polityki | Polish Academy Award for Best Film | Order of the Three Stars | Order of Friendship | Academy Fellowship Award | Golden Shell | Order of the Rising Sun | Louis Delluc Prize | Academy Honorary Award | Honorary César | Ordre des Arts et des Lettres | Silver Bear | Palme d'Or | European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award | Commander with Star of the Order of Merit of Hungary | Herder Prize | Praemium Imperiale | Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of Hungary | César Award | European Film Awards | Jury Prize | Golden Bear | Order of the White Eagle | Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana | César Award for Best Director | Hungarian Order of Merit | Academy Awards | Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

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