
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1902-05-16
Deathday
1966-08-15
Place of Birth
Sosnowiec, Poland, Russian Empire [now Sosnowiec, Slaskie, Poland]
Jan Kiepura
Biography
From Wikipedia Jan Wiktor Kiepura (May 16, 1902 – August 15, 1966) was an acclaimed Polish singer (tenor) and actor. In 1926, Jan Kiepura left Poland for an international career in Germany, Hungary, France, and England. When he returned to Poland, with the money he had earned from his performances, he built the well-known hotel Patria in the Polish border town of Krynica-Zdrój, which cost him about US$3 million. Some Polish movies were made there. Kiepura played in twelve Polish musicals, including O czym się nie myśli (1926), Die Singende Stadt (Neapol, śpiewające miasto) (1930), Tout Pour L'amour (Zdobyć cię muszę) (1933), and Mon coeur t'appelle (1934). He signed contracts with Convert Garden in London, Opéra Comique in Paris and National Opera in Berlin. Kiepura also started a film career, working with Berlin's UFA and then with the Motion Picture Industry in Hollywood. He played in many films, of which the most famous are: The Singing City, The Song of Night, Ich liebe alle Frauen, The Charm of La Boheme, Das Land des Lächelns.
Known For

The Singing City
as Giovanni Cavallone

Ich liebe alle Frauen
as Jan Morena & Edi Jaworski

Tell Me Tonight
as Enrico Ferraro

My Song for You
as Riccardo Gatti

All for Love
as Ricardo Gatti

Give Us This Night
as Antonio Belizza

The Charm of La Bohème
as René Lambertain

The Song of Night
as Enrico Ferraro

My Heart Is Calling
as Mario Delmonte
