Tad Danielewski

Tad Danielewski (born March 29, 1921 in Radom , Poland as Tadeusz Zbigniew Danielewski , † January 6, 1993 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American director of Polish descent.

During World War II he supported the Polish underground and was interned at the end of the war . After the war he studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and founded the Professional Actors Workshop in New York , where actors such as Martin Sheen , James Earl Jones and Mercedes Ruehl completed their training. In 1961 Danielewski made the film The Big Wave , based on a story by Pearl S. Buck about a volcanic eruption and the subsequent tidal wave that wiped out a Japanese fishing village. In 1962 No Exit followed , a film adaptation of the play Closed Society by Jean-Paul Sartre . In 1965 Danielewski took over the direction of the English version of Guide , an Indian- American co-production.

He is the father of singer Ann Danielewski (better known as Poe ) and Mark Z. Danielewski , author of the books House of Leaves and Only Revolutions .

Danielewski died of cancer in 1993.

Filmography

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SURNAME	Danielewski, Tad
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Danielewski, Tad Z .; Danielewski, Tadeusz Zbigniew
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American film director of Polish descent
DATE OF BIRTH	March 29, 1921
PLACE OF BIRTH	Poland
DATE OF DEATH	January 6, 1993
Place of death	Los Angeles , California