Leon Niemczyk

A word for this great actor, one of the best known in Poland, who died last week at the age of 83. Although he was born in Warsaw, he lived for many years here in Łódź and was considered a son of the city. (More about him here in Polish.) This is my picture of his 'star' on our very own Avenue of the Stars, which runs down the main drag in the town centre and is studded in the Broadway manner with stars commemorating famous people from the Polish film & TV world; you'll see that someone has left a commemorative candle by it, as is the habit in this country. Niemczyk was not fussy about the roles he took; he starred in high art films by Roman Polański and in the cheapie soap operas beloved by grannies everywhere in Poland.