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Jan Kiepura
Sosnowiec, Poland, Russian Empire [now Sosnowiec, Slaskie, Poland]
From Wikipedia Jan Wiktor Kiepura (May 16, 1902 β August 15, 1966) was an acclaimed Polish singer (tenor) and actor. In 1926, Jan Kiepura left Poland for an international careerβ¦
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From Wikipedia Jan Wiktor Kiepura (May 16, 1902 β 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-ZdrΓ³j, which cost him about US$3 million. Some Polish movies were made there. Kiepura played in twelve Polish musicals, including O czym siΔ nie myΕli (1926), Die Singende Stadt (Neapol, ΕpiewajΔ ce miasto) (1930), Tout Pour L'amour (ZdobyΔ ciΔ muszΔ) (1933), and Mon coeur t'appelle (1934). He signed contracts with Convert Garden in London, OpΓ©ra Comique in Paris and National Opera in Berlin. Kiepura also started a film career, working with Berlin's UFA and then with the Motion Picture Industry in Hollywood. He played in many films, of which the most famous are: The Singing City, The Song of Night, Ich liebe alle Frauen, The Charm of La Boheme, Das Land des LΓ€chelns.
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2015
Jornal PortuguΓͺs (1938-1951)
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1963
Blick zurΓΌck im Film
TV show Self
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1961
Treffpunkt New York
TV show Self
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1952
The Land of Smiles
Movie Sou Bawana Pantschur, Prinz von Javora
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1950
Unknown Sender
Movie
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1949
The Eternal Melody
Movie RenΓ© Lambertin
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1949
Valse brillante
Movie Jan Kovalski
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1939
Another Experience
Movie
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1937
The Charm of La Bohème
Movie RenΓ© Lambertain
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1936
Thank You, Madame
Movie Toni Kowalski
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1936
Give Us This Night
Movie Antonio Belizza
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1935
J'aime toutes les femmes
Movie Jean Morena / Eugène
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1935
Ich liebe alle Frauen
Movie Jan Morena & Edi Jaworski
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1935
My Heart Is Calling
Movie Mario Delmonte
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1935
Es leuchten die Sterne
Movie
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1934
My Heart Is Calling You
Movie Mario Delmonti
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1934
My Song for You
Movie Riccardo Gatti
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1934
My Heart Calls You
Movie Mario Delmonti
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1933
All for Love
Movie Ricardo Gatti
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1933
A Song for You
Movie Riccardo Gatti
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1933
One Night's Song
Movie Enrico Ferraro
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1932
Tell Me Tonight
Movie Enrico Ferraro
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1932
The Song of Night
Movie Enrico Ferraro
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1931
City of Song
Movie Giovanni Cavallone
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1930
The Singing City
Movie Giovanni Cavallone
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1926
O czem siΔ nie myΕli
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