Andrzej Wajda
Andrzej Witold Wajda (6 March 1926 - 9 October 2016) was a Polish movie director, movie producer, and screenwriter. He is known for his works in A Generation, Kanal, Ashes and Diamonds, Man of Iron, The Promised Land, The Maids of Wilko, and in Katyn. He won an Honorary Academy Award in 2000.
Wajda was born in Suwalki, Poland. He studied at the Lodz Film School. Wajda was married four times, first three ended in divorce. He had a daughter.
Wajda died of respiratory failure on 9 October 2016 at a hospital in Warsaw, aged 90.
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Disease-related deaths in Poland
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