Aleksander Zelwerowicz Explained

Aleksander Zelwerowicz (14 August 1877 in Lublin – 18 June 1955 in Warsaw) was a Polish actor, director, theatre president and a teacher. He received the Order of Polonia Restituta and is one of the Polish Righteous among the Nations.^[1]

Aleksander Zelwerowicz State Theatre Academy is named after him.

He is buried at the Powązki Cemetery.

Selected filmography

• Obrona Częstochowy (1913)
• Ochrana warszawska i jej tajemnice (1916)
• Huragan (1928)
• Księżna Łowicka (1932)
• Dzieje grzechu (1933)
• Serce matki (1938)
• Wrzos (1938)
• Doctor Murek (1939)
• The Three Hearts (1939)

External links

• Olga Katafiasz, Legendy polskiego teatru - Aleksander Zelwerowicz, Dziennik Teatralny, 25 July 2001

Notes and References

1. http://db.yadvashem.org/righteous/family.html?language=en&itemId=4039846 Aleksander Zelwerowicz