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Stanczak
Stanczak is a Polish surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Adrian Stańczak (born 1987), Polish volleyball player *Ed Stanczak (1921–2004), American professional basketball player * Jake Stanczak (born 1981), American disc jockey *Julian Stanczak (born 1928–2017), American painter and printmaker *Piotr Stańczak (died 2009), Polish geologist *Wadeck Stanczak Wadek Jean André Stanczak (born 30 November 1961) is a French actor. He appeared in more than thirty films since 1984. His parents were immigrants from Poland. Selected filmography Awards * César Award for Most Promising Actor The Césa ... (born 1961), French actor {{surname, Stanczak Polish-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julian Stanczak
Julian Stanczak (November 5, 1928 – March 25, 2017) was a Polish-born American painter and printmaker. The artist lived and worked in Seven Hills, Ohio with his wife, the sculptor Barbara Stanczak. Biography Julian Stanczak was born in Borownica, Poland in 1928. At the beginning of World War II, Stanczak was forced into a Siberian labor camp, where he permanently lost the use of his right arm. He had been right-handed. In 1942, aged thirteen, Stanczak escaped from Siberia to join the Anders' Army in Persia. After deserting from the army, he spent his teenage years in a hut in a Polish refugee camp in Uganda. In Africa, Stanczak learned to write and paint left-handed. He then spent some years in London, before moving to the United States in 1950. He settled in Cleveland, Ohio. He became a United States citizen in 1957, taught at the Cincinnati Academy of Art for 7 years. In 2007, Stanczak was interviewed by Brian Sherwin for Myartspace. During the interview, Stanczak r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Stanczak
Edmund Andrew Stanczak (August 15, 1921 – May 30, 2004) was an American professional basketball player. He played for the Anderson Packers between 1946 and 1950, then the Boston Celtics The Boston Celtics ( ) are an American professional basketball team based in Boston. The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. Founded in 1946 as one of ... in 1950–51. In 1948–49 – Anderson's last season as a member of the National Basketball League – Stanczak led the league in games played (61) and helped them win the NBL championship. NBA career statistics Regular season Playoffs References 1921 births 2004 deaths American men's basketball players American people of Polish descent Anderson Packers players Basketball players from Fort Wayne, Indiana Boston Celtics players Guards (basketball) Undrafted NBA players Utica Pros players {{1920s-US-basketball-bio-st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wadeck Stanczak
Wadek Jean André Stanczak (born 30 November 1961) is a French actor. He appeared in more than thirty films since 1984. His parents were immigrants from Poland. Selected filmography Awards * César Award for Most Promising Actor The César Award for Most Promising Actor (french: César du meilleur espoir masculin) is one of the César Awards, presented annually by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma to recognize the outstanding breakthrough performance of a yo ... (1985) External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Stanczak, Wadeck 1961 births Living people French male film actors People from Arpajon French people of Polish descent Most Promising Actor César Award winners ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrian Stańczak
Adrian Stańczak (born 17 February 1987) is a Polish volleyball player. – slepsksuwalki.pl – 14.06.2019 Career Clubs In 2012 , including Stańczak, won CEV Challenge Cup after final with AZS Politechnika Warszawska (3-2). In 2016 he moved to GKS Katowice.< ...
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Piotr Stańczak
Piotr Stańczak (23 July 1966 – 7 February 2009) was a Polish geologist who was beheaded by Islamic terrorists in Pakistan in February 2009. Abduction Stańczak was abducted in the city of Attock in September 2008 after gunmen shot dead his driver, translator and bodyguard with whom he was travelling in a car. His murderers said they murdered him because the Pakistani government failed to release Taliban prisoners. Officials at the Polish Embassy in Islamabad saw the video of the murder and confirmed that the person who was murdered was Piotr Stańczak. Murder The taped murder was reminiscent of the beheading in 2002 of Daniel Pearl, at that time the last Westerner to be murdered on video in Pakistan. Stańczak was allegedly offered the opportunity to avoid death by converting to Islam. When Stańczak refused, he was forced to read statements before his murder. The video shows Stańczak asking the Polish government not to send troops to Afghanistan, which later leads to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
