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Wajda (surname)
Wajda is a Polish surname that is also used in parts of Eastern Europe outside of Poland. Notable persons with the name include: * Andrzej Wajda (1926–2016), Polish film director * Henry Wajda (1934–1973), American horse racing jockey * Julia Wajda (born 1990), Polish ski mountaineer * Kazimierz Wajda aka "Szczepko" (1905–1955), Polish actor and comedian * Patryk Wajda (born 1988), Polish ice hockey player * Krystyna Zachwatowicz-Wajda (born 1930), Polish scenographer See also * * ''Wadjda ''Wadjda'' ( ar, وجدة, translit=Wajda, ) is a 2012 Saudi Arabian drama film, written and directed by Haifaa al-Mansour (in her feature directorial debut). It was the first feature film shot entirely in Saudi Arabia and the first feature-lengt ...'', a 2012 Saudia Arabian film {{surname, Wajda Polish-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polish Surname
Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken *Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwriters Polish may refer to: * Polishing, the process of creating a smooth and shiny surface by rubbing or chemical action ** French polishing, polishing wood to a high gloss finish * Nail polish * Shoe polish * Polish (screenwriting), improving a script in smaller ways than in a rewrite See also * * * Polonaise (other) A polonaise ()) is a stately dance of Polish origin or a piece of music for this dance. Polonaise may also refer to: * Polonaises (Chopin), compositions by Frédéric Chopin ** Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53 (french: Polonaise héroïque, lin ... {{Disambiguation, surname Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrzej Wajda
Andrzej Witold Wajda (; 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". He was known especially for his trilogy of war films consisting of ''A Generation'' (1955), ''Kanał'' (1957) and '' Ashes and Diamonds'' (1958). He is considered one of the world's most renowned filmmakers whose works chronicled his native country's political and social evolution and dealt with the myths of Polish national identity offering insightful analyses of the universal element of the Polish experience – the struggle to maintain dignity under the most trying circumstances. Four of his films have been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film: '' The Promised Land'' (1975), ''The Maids of Wilko'' (1979), ''Man of Iron'' (1981) and '' Katyń'' (2007). Early life Wajda was born in Suwałk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Wajda
Henry Frank Wajda (November 27, 1934 – July 29, 1973) was an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey who won over 2,200 races and was a leading jockey at New England tracks. Biography Wajda was born in 1934 in Newmarket, New Hampshire. Prior to his career as a jockey, he worked in a shoe factory in his hometown. By 1954, he was riding Thoroughbreds as an apprentice at Laurel Park in Maryland. By 1957, he was riding at Rockingham Park in New Hampshire and had picked up the nickname "Hammerin' Hank". In October 1957, while riding at Suffolk Downs in Massachusetts, Wajda twice won five races in a single day, each time winning four races consecutively. On September 6, 1958, Wajda set a world record at Rockingham Park; riding Mark Antony, he covered 1 mile and 70 yards () in 1:, besting the prior record by of a second. On June 30, 1960, while riding Lusty Andy at Suffolk Downs, Wajda pulled fellow jockey Anthony DeSpirito back onto Color Bearer after DeSpirito had been knoc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julia Wajda
Julia Wajda (born 28 September 1990) is a Polish ski mountaineer. Wajda was born in Rabka-Zdrój. She started ski mountaineering in 2000, and competed first in 2001. Selected results * 2010: ** 2nd (espoirs), Trophée des Gastlosen (ISMF World Cup), together with Paulina Figura * 2011: ** 4th, World Championship A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ..., relay, together with Klaudia Tasz and Anna Figura ** 10th, World Championship, team, together with Anna Figura * 2012: ** 6th, European Championship, relay, together with Anna Figura and Anna Tybor External links Julia Wajdaat ''Skimountaineering.org'' References 1990 births Living people Polish female ski mountaineers People from Rabka-Zdrój Sportspeople from Lesser Poland Voivodeship 21st-century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazimierz Wajda
Kazimierz Wajda (3 December 1905 in Lwów - 8 May 1955 in Warsaw), stage name ''Szczepko'', was a Polish actor and comedian. He worked and lived in prewar Polish Lwów (now Lviv, Ukraine). Together with Henryk Vogelfänger he was a star of the radio comedy duo "''Szczepko and Tońko''", ''Przekrój'', Jerzy Janicki which was widely popular in Poland and abroad. Three movies were also made, along with comedian Stanisław Sielański
Stanisław Sielański (8 August 1899 – 28 April 1955) was a Polish film and cabaret actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1929 and 1943.
Selected filmography
* ''Uwiedziona'' (1931)
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Patryk Wajda
Patryk Wajda (born May 20, 1988) is a Polish ice hockey player for Cracovia Cracovia is the Latin name for the Polish city of Kraków Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh cen ... and the Polish national team. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs International References External links * 1988 births KH Sanok players Cracovia (ice hockey) players Living people Polish ice hockey defencemen Place of birth missing (living people) {{Poland-icehockey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krystyna Zachwatowicz-Wajda
Krystyna Zachwatowicz-Wajda (born Krystyna Zachwatowicz; 16 May 1930) is a Polish scenographer, costume designer and actress. She is a daughter of architect and restorer Jan Zachwatowicz and Maria Chodźko ''h.'' Kościesza, and wife of film director Andrzej Wajda. Member of the Polish Film Academy. She is a co-founder (with Andrzej Wajda) of Centre of Japanese Art and Technology "Manggha" in Kraków. Biography Zachwatowicz was born on 16 May 1930 in Warsaw, Poland. She graduated from the History of Art Faculty of the Jagiellonian University in Kraków (1952) and Scenography faculty of the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków (1958). In 1958, she made her own debut as a scenographer in Marin Držić's ''Rzymska kurtyzana'' on the stage of Teatr Zagłębia in Sosnowiec. In 1960, she moved to Sosnowiec, where she was associated with student's theatre of the Silesian University of Technology in Gliwice. There, she designed a scenography to Witold Gombrowicz's '' The Marriage'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wadjda
''Wadjda'' ( ar, وجدة, translit=Wajda, ) is a 2012 Saudi Arabian drama film, written and directed by Haifaa al-Mansour (in her feature directorial debut). It was the first feature film shot entirely in Saudi Arabia and the first feature-length film made by a female Saudi director. It won numerous awards at film festivals around the world. The film was selected as the Saudi Arabian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards (the first time the country made a submission for the Oscars), but it was not nominated. It successfully earned a nomination for Best Foreign Film at the 2014 BAFTA Awards. Plot In the 2000s, Wadjda, a spirited 10-year-old living in Riyadh, dreams of owning a green bicycle that she passes at a store every day on her way to school. She wants to race her friend Abdullah, a boy from her neighborhood, but riding bikes is frowned upon for girls and Wadjda's mother refuses to buy one for her. The bike is expensive, costing SR800 (~$213). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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