Władysław Szpilman

Władysław Szpilman (December 5, 1911 – July 6, 2000) was a Polish pianist. He was born in Sosnowiec, Poland, to a family of Jewish origin. He died in Warsaw. WLADYSLAW SZPILMAN 1930s photo File links The following pages link to this file: Wladyslaw Szpilman Categories: Pre-1994 Poland images ... December 5 is the 339th day (340th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... A database query syntax error has occurred. ... July 6 is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 178 days remaining. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Motto: none Voivodship Silesian Municipal government Rada Miejska Sosnowiec Mayor Kazimierz Górski Area 91,2 km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 231 540 2. ... The word Jew (Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination of these attributes. ... Warsaw (Polish: Warszawa, see also other names, in full The Capital City of Warsaw, Polish: Miasto Stołeczne Warszawa) is the capital of Poland and its largest city. ...

Władysław Szpilman worked as a pianist for the Polish radio in Warsaw until the German invasion of Poland 1939 reached Warsaw. With Nazi Germany establishing ghettos in the city, he was forced to move to the Warsaw Ghetto with his family, and continued to work as a pianist in a restaurant. Szpilman remained in the ghetto until it was abolished after the holocaust of most of its inhabitants — Szpilman was left as a labourer. Succeeding in fleeing and finding places to hide in Warsaw, he stayed there for the remainder of the war. A pianist is a person who plays the piano. ... Polish Defence War of 1939 Conflict World War II Date 1 September - 6 October 1939 Place Poland Result Decisive German and Soviet victory The Polish September Campaign (alternatively refered to as the German plan Fall Weiss) refers to the conquest of Poland by the armies of Nazi Germany and the... Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, commonly refers to Germany in the years 1933–1945, when it was under the firm control of the totalitarian and fascist ideology of the Nazi Party, with the Führer Adolf Hitler as dictator. ... The name ghetto refers to an area where people from a given ethnic background or united in a given culture or religion live as a group, voluntarily or involuntarily, in milder or stricter seclusion. ... The Warsaw Ghetto was the largest of the Jewish ghettos established by Nazi Germany in General Government during the Holocaust in World War II. In the three years of its existence, starvation, disease and relocations to concentration camps dropped the population of the ghetto from an estimated 380,000 to... Concentration camp inmates during the Holocaust The Holocaust was Nazi Germanys systematic genocide (ethnic cleansing) of various ethnic, religious, national, and secular groups during World War II, starting in 1941 and continuing through 1945. ...

After the war Szpilman resumed his musical career in Poland, becoming one of the most prolific composers of Polish popular songs.

In 1945, shortly after the war's end, he wrote a memoir about his survival in Warsaw. He published the book in Poland, titled Śmierć Miasta ("Death of a city"). The published book was heavily censored by the Communist authorities who did not like its perspective on the war, and the number of copies printed was small. 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... A memoir, as a literary genre, forms a sub-class of autobiography. ... Communism - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ...

Grave of Władysław Szpilman in Powązki Cemetery in Warsaw

Szpilman's memoir was not reprinted for fifty years, until 1998 when it was published in English (and many other languages) as The Pianist. In 2002 it was made into a movie with the same name by Roman Polański. Download high resolution version (797x975, 276 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (797x975, 276 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Powazki Cemetery Powązki Cemetery (Polish Cmentarz powązkowski) is the oldest and most famous cemetery in Warsaw, Poland, which is situated in the western part of the city. ... Warsaw (Polish: Warszawa, see also other names, in full The Capital City of Warsaw, Polish: Miasto Stołeczne Warszawa) is the capital of Poland and its largest city. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Categories: Movie stubs | Roman Polanski films | Palme dOr winners | 2002 films | Polish films | Drama films | World War II films | Musical films | Best Picture Oscar Nominee | Best Actor Oscar (film) ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Roman Polański Roman Polański (born August 18, 1933) is a celebrated Polish film director and actor. ...

References

• The Pianist: The Extraordinary True Story of One Man's Survival in Warsaw, 1939-1945 by Władysław Szpilman (2002) ISBN 0312311354

See also

• Wilm Hosenfeld
• The Pianist (memoir)

About Wilm Hosenfeld (May 2, 1895 - August 13, 1952 near Stalingrad) - a German officer who saved the Polish pianist and composer Władysław Szpilman from death in the ruins of Warsaw. ... Categories: Movie stubs | Roman Polanski films | Palme dOr winners | 2002 films | Polish films | Drama films | World War II films | Musical films | Best Picture Oscar Nominee | Best Actor Oscar (film) ...

External links

• Władysław Szpilman information and biography (http://www.szpilman.net/)