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TCMSat, Feb 13, 1:30 AMChinatownBuy
CINEMAXMon, Feb 15, 5:20 AMThe Kid Stays in the PictureBuy
HBOSGeTue, Feb 16, 3:00 AMRosemary's BabyBuy
MOMAXeWed, Feb 17, 2:35 AMThe Kid Stays in the PictureBuy
IFCSun, Feb 21, 5:30 PMThe Ninth GateBuy
IFCMon, Feb 22, 12:15 AMThe Ninth GateBuy

Roman Polanski Biography

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  • Birth Name: Rajmund Roman Liebling
  • Birth Place: Paris, France
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 08/18/1933, Leo
  • Profession: Director; screenwriter; actor; producer
Roman Polanski Fast Facts:
  • In 1941, his parents were taken to the Auschwitz concentration camp, where his mother died in the gas chambers.
  • Made his feature-film directing debut with the 1962 Polish-language thriller Knife in the Water, which was nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.
  • Second wife Sharon Tate was eight months pregnant with their son when she was murdered by the Charles Manson cult on August 9, 1969.
  • Arrested in 1977 for having sex with a 13-year-old girl who was auditioning for a Vogue photo shoot. He fled the U.S. for France to avoid prison.
  • Received the Venice International Film Festival's Golden Lion Award for Career Achievement in 1993 and the Stockholm Film Festival's Lifetime Achievement Award in 1999.
    Roman Polanski Relationships:
  • Annette - Half Sister
  • Barbara Lass - Ex-wife
  • Bula Polanski - Mother
  • Elvis Polanski - Son
  • Emmanuelle Seigner - Wife
  • Morgane Polanski - Daughter
  • Nastassja Kinski - Ex-significant Other
  • Ryszard Polanski - Father
  • Sharon Tate - Wife (deceased)
  • Wanda Polanski - Stepmother

    • Roman Polanski Awards:
  • 1969 Golden Globe: Best Screenplay - Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 1975 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Winner
  • 1981 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 1974 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Nominee
  • 1980 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Nominee
  • 2002 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Winner
  • 2002 Oscar: Best Motion Picture of the Year - Nominee
  • 1968 Oscar: Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Nominee

  • College:
  • National Film, Television and Theatre School, Lodz, Poland (1959)
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