Jan Kiepura

Jan Kiepura

Profile info

Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday16 May 1902
Died15 August 1966 (age 64)
Place of birthSosnowiec, Poland, Russian Empire [now Sosnowiec, Slaskie, Poland]
Known credits26

Biography

From Wikipedia Jan Wiktor Kiepura (May 16, 1902 – August 15, 1966) was an acclaimed Polish singer (tenor) and actor. In 1926, Jan Kiepura left Poland for an international career in Germany, Hungary, France, and England. When he returned to Poland, with the money he had earned from his performances, he built the well-known hotel Patria in the Polish border town of Krynica-Zdrój, which cost him about US$3 million. Some Polish movies were made there. Kiepura played in twelve Polish musicals, including O czym się nie myśli (1926), Die Singende Stadt (Neapol, śpiewające miasto) (1930), Tout Pour …