Tad Danielewski
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Tad Danielewski (March 29, 1921 – January 6, 1993) was a Polish-born American film director.
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[edit] Early years
Born as Tadeusz Zbigniew Danielewski in Radom, Poland, he served in the Polish Underground during World War II and eventually ended up in a concentration camp. He and his then wife, actress Sylvia Daneel, emigrated to the United States in 1948. They were naturalized as United States citizens on April 19, 1954 through a Special Act of Congress. The couple later divorced.[1]
[edit] Career
After the war, he studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London and started the Professional Actors Workshop in New York City, whose students included Martin Sheen, James Earl Jones, and Mercedes Ruehl, who thanked Danielewski in both her Oscar and Tony acceptance speeches. He was president of Stratton Productions, Inc. (NYC), a firm engaged in stage, film and TV productions. He also worked at NBC as a studio supervisor and helped develop a new method for directing TV programs.[citation needed]
[edit] Family
With his second wife, Priscilla, Tad Danielewski had two children: Anne Danielewski (the musician Poe) and Mark Z. Danielewski, a novelist and the author of House of Leaves and Only Revolutions.[citation needed]
[edit] Death
Tad Danielewski died of cancer in 1993 in Los Angeles, aged 71.
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[edit] References
- ^ Info. re Tad Danielewski and his first wife, actress Sylvia Daneel (born as Sylwia Jadwiga Łakomska) from the New York City Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center (clippings files/3rd floor)
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