Alojzy Gonzaga Jazon Żółkowski, Ziółkowski (4 December 1814 – 25 November 1889) was a Polish actor and singer, one of the most prominent Polish comedians. He was born and died in

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, the son of

Fortunat Alojzy Gonzaga Żółkowski Fortunat Alojzy Gonzaga Żółkowski, Ziółkowski (2 November 1777 – 11 September 1822), was a Polish actor, comedist, adaptor, translator, editor of humour magazines, and head of a Polish theatrical family. He was born near Nowogródek (now ...

and brother of

Nepomucena Kostecka Nepomucena Kostecka, née Żółkowska (24 November 1807 – 10 March 1847) was a Polish stage actress. She was one of the leading stage actresses in Polish theatre during her life. Biography Nepomucena Kostecka was the daughter of the comedian a ...

. He performed at

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. His most notable roles are: * Szambelan: ''Pan Jowialski'' (

Aleksander Fredro Aleksander Fredro (20 June 1793 – 15 July 1876) was a Polish poet, playwright and Polish authors, author active during Romanticism in Poland, Polish Romanticism in the Partitions of Poland, period of partitions by neighboring empires. His works ...

) * Szarucki: ''Majster i czeladnik'' (

Józef Korzeniowski Joseph Conrad (born Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski, ; 3 December 1857 – 3 August 1924) was a Poles in the United Kingdom#19th century, Polish-British novelist and story writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest writers in the Eng ...

)

References

* Polish male stage actors 1814 births 1889 deaths Male actors from Congress Poland 19th-century Polish male actors {{Poland-actor-stub