Jerzy Jurandot, born ''Jerzy Glejgewicht'' (19 March 1911 – 16 August 1979), was a popular Polish poet of Jewish ancestry, dramatist, satirist and songwriter.
History
Jurandot was born and died in
Warsaw
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. He first became successful at the end of the 1920s, and in 1930s grew in popularity. As writer, he co-founded the cabarets ''Qui Pro Quo'' and ''Cyrulik warszawski'' as well as contributed to other theatres such as ''Morskie Oko'' and ''Banda''. He also wrote dialog for the films such as ''Ada to nie wypada'', ''Manewry miłosne'' and ''Pani minister tańczy''.
In 1942 he became the literary manager of the revue-theatre ''Femina'' in the
Warsaw Ghetto
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, working with composer
Ivo Wesby. He escaped before
the Ghetto liquidation and hid with his non-Jewish friends at an estate in
Mory near the city.
[Fater, Isaschar (1970). Jewish Music in Poland between the Two World Wars, p. 301] After World War II Jurandot created and managed the satirical theatre ''Syrena'' (Mermaid): between 1945–50 and 1955–57. In 1952-55 he acted as director of the ''Satirical Theatre'' (Teatr Satyryków) in Warsaw.
He was the husband of writer, actress and satirist
Stefania Grodzieńska.
Works
* Theater pieces
** ''Plecy'' - (1945)
** ''Takie czasy'' - (1954)
** ''Trzeci dzwonek'' - (1958)
** ''Mąż Fołtasiówny'' - (1960)
** ''Operacja Sodoma, czyli dziewiąty sprawiedliwy'' - (1962)
** ''Pamiątkowa fotografia'' - (1966)
** ''Rachunek nieprawdopodobieństwa'' - (1971)
* Contributions
** ''Dzieje śmiechu'' - 1959
References
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20th-century Polish dramatists and playwrights
Polish male dramatists and playwrights
1911 births
1979 deaths
20th-century Polish male writers