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Andrzej Wajda — Age, Birthday & Biography
Born: 6 March 1926 · Died: 9 October 2016 · Age at death: 90
How old was Andrzej Wajda when he died?
Andrzej Wajda died aged 90. He was born on 6 March 1926 and died on 9 October 2016.
Award-winning Polish director and key figure in the Polish Film School
Did you know?He received an Honorary Academy Award in 2000 for his five decades of influential work in world cinema.
Andrzej Witold Wajda (Polish:; 6 March 1926 – 9 October 2016) was a Polish film and theatre director. Recipient of an Honorary Oscar, the Palme d'Or, as well as Honorary Golden Lion and Honorary Golden Bear Awards, he was a prominent member of the "Polish Film School".
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- Age at death
- 90
- Would be
- 100
- Years since death
- 10
- Born
- March 6, 1926 · Suwałki, Poland
- Died
- October 9, 2016
- Cause of death
- Respiratory failure
- Nationality
- Polish
- Known for
- Film, Art, Politics
Family
- Father
- Jakub Wajda
- Spouses
- Beata Tyszkiewicz, Gabriela Obremba, Krystyna Zachwatowicz, Zofia Żuchowska
- Child
- Karolina Wajda
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