Jan Himilsbach

Jan Himilsbach
Born1931 (1931)
Died11 November 1988(1988-11-11) (aged 56–57)
OccupationsStonecutter, actor, writer, screenwriter

Jan Himilsbach (1931– 11 November 1988) was a stonecutter, actor, writer and screenwriter.[1][2][3]

Biography

He was the son of Stanisław, a manual worker, and Marianna.[1] Until the end of World War II he lived in Mińsk Mazowiecki.[1] In 1945, he became a member of the Union of Youth Struggle and worked distributing the newspapers Głos Ludu (Poland) and Chłopska Droga.[1]

He learned at the Provincial University of Marxism–Leninism and worked at the Capital City Board of the Union of Polish Youth.[1] He made his debut in 1951 with the poem Będę poetą (I Will Be a Poet), in Sztandar Młodych.[1] He performed his military service from 1954 to 1956.[1] From 1956 to 1968, he worked for a private stonemasonry firm in the Powązki district of Warsaw.[1]

He was buried at the Northern Cemetery in Wólka Węglowa.[1]

Works

Source:[1]

Short stories collections

  • Monidło. 1967.
  • Przepychanka. 1974.
  • Łzy sołtysa. 1982.

Filmography

Source:[3]

As actor

As screenwriter

  • Wniebowzięci (1973, television film)
  • Przyjęcie na dziesięć osób plus trzy (1973, television film)
  • Chleba naszego powszedniego (1974, television film)
  • Party przy świecach (1980, television film)
  • Zabawa w chowanego (1984)
  • Jedenaste przykazanie (1988, television film)

Adapted from Himilsbach's short story to a screenplay by a different author

  • Fucha (1983)

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Zawadzka, Joanna. "Himilsbach Jan". pisarzeibadacze.ibl.edu.pl. Archived from the original on 9 March 2026. Retrieved 4 July 2026.
  2. ↑ Kłos, Lilla Małgorzata. "Himilsbach Jan (1931–1988)". slownik-biograficzny.uws.edu.pl. Archived from the original on 4 July 2026. Retrieved 4 July 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Jan Himilsbach". filmpolski.pl. Retrieved 4 July 2026.

Bibliography

  • Poppek, Anna (2013). Rejs na krzywy ryj..., czyli Jan Himilsbach i jego czasy. Kraków: A. Liber, Vis-a-Vis/Etiuda.
  • Piotr Siła, ed. (2014). Mój Himilsbach, czyli wspomnienia o Janku H. Mińsk Mazowiecki: Miejski Dom Kultury.