Edward Gierwiałło (30 July 1951 – 24 September 2011)
was a Polish entrepreneur, film producer, and co-founder of the real estate development company
Edbud in 1992. In 2004, he produced the crime comedy ''
Lawstorant
Lawstorant is a 2005 Polish-language romantic comedy film, directed by Mikołaj Haremski.
Fabule
The film takes place in Warsaw. Fragles (Michał Wiśniewski) is the film's protagonist, a gambler and trader who is compelled to make a significa ...
'', which premiered in 2005.
Personal life
He lived in
Świętochów
Świętochów () is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarczyn, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Tarczyn, south-west of Piaseczno, and south-west of Warsaw ...
. He was married to the writer and poet Lidia Gierwiałło. He had two sons: Michał and Mateusz and two daughters: Marta and Aleksandra.
Death and tributes
He died on 24 September 2021, aged 60.
The funeral ceremonies began on 30 September 2011 with a Mass at the Church of St.
Padre Pio in
Warsaw. Subsequently, Gierwiałło was buried at the
Bródno Cemetery in Warsaw (section 25C-6-13).
On July 9, 2012, he was posthumously awarded the title of Honorary Citizen of the City of Tarczyn for "activities for the development of the local community, supporting the Tarczyn commune through his skillful, constructive activities, contributing to the improvement of its image, and above all, for great concern for the good of his Little Homeland".
References
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Polish businesspeople
Polish film producers
1951 births
2011 deaths
Burials at Bródno Cemetery