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Kazimierz Junosza-Stępowski

Polish actor (1880–1943) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kazimierz Junosza-Stępowski (26 November 1880 – 5 July 1943) was a Polish stage and film actor. He was a legendary figure in Polish cinema who had appeared in the earliest Polish films in 1902. Junosza-Stępowski was killed while trying to protect his wife from members of the Polish Home Army, who had discovered she was an informer for the Gestapo.[1]

Born(1880-11-26)26 November 1880
Died5 July 1943(1943-07-05) (aged 62)
OccupationsFilm actor
Stage actor
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Kazimierz Junosza-Stępowski
Kazimierz Junosza-Stepowski
Born(1880-11-26)26 November 1880
Died5 July 1943(1943-07-05) (aged 62)
Cause of death
Execution by shooting
OccupationsFilm actor
Stage actor
Years active1902–1939 (film)
RelativesJaga Juno (wife)
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He was married twice. His first wife was Helena Jankowska (d. 1915). In 1922 he married Iza Galewska.

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