Jan Kiepura
Date of birth: 1902-05-16
Place of birth: Sosnowiec, Poland, Russian Empire [now Sosnowiec, Slaskie, Poland]
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Ян Кепура
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.
Movie Credits
All for Love
1933-09-15
A famous tenor manages to charm away a lovely young lady who was just about to be married to the ope
O czem się nie myśli
1926-04-29
Give Us This Night
1936-03-06
After being introduced to the world of opera, a fisherman (Jan Kiepura) falls for a woman (Swarthout
The Charm of La Bohème
1937-01-01
René and his two artist friends lead a meager but careless life in a Parisian small apartment, their
The Song of Night
1932-05-27
He was known as Anatole Litvak during his Hollywood directorial career, but he was still Anatole Lit
The Singing City
1930-10-27
A tourist guide in Naples is taken on by a Viennese woman impressed by his singing, and who regards
My Song for You
1934-07-30
In this opera-oriented musical, Riccardo Gatti, an Italian young tenor in Venice, meets a young woma
My Heart Calls You
1934-03-23
An opera company tries to get an engagement.
The Land of Smiles
1952-10-01
An Austrian singer and an oriental prince who loves singing, fall in love in Vienna, get married and
Opernring
1936-06-16
An ordinary Viennese taxi driver, Toni Kowalski, wanders into a diner, where a singing competition i
Ich liebe alle Frauen
1935-08-29
Famous 1930's tenor Jan Kiepura doubles as a singing shop-assistant who stands in for a famous but l
Valse brillante
1949-12-02
A prima donna hires a man to pretend to be her lover so as to protect her from an unwelcome suitor.
Unknown Sender
1950-02-10
The Eternal Melody
1949-12-02
A group of struggling artists, poets, and musicians struggle to survive in squalor without giving up
Das Abenteuer geht weiter
1939-02-24
A popular stage tenor can't stay away from his female admirers until his wife threatens to divorce h
Es leuchten die Sterne
1935-01-01
J'aime toutes les femmes
1935-10-24
Jean Morena, famous operatic tenor, is determined to change his engagements for some freedom after t
Tell Me Tonight
1933-02-03
Opera singer Enrico Ferraro, tired of his too many engagements, jumps off the train escaping from hi
City of Song
1931-01-09
A tourist guide in Naples is taken on by an English woman impressed by his singing, and who regards
Tell Me Tonight
1932-10-31
An Italian operatic tenor is dominated by his female business manager.
A Song for You
1933-04-14
During a concert tour, famous tenor Riccardo Gatti meets Lixie at an Aida rehearsal and takes her fo
Jornal Português (1938-1951)
2005-12-12
The newsreel series Jornal Português (1938-1951) was produced for the Secretariat of National Propag
My Heart Is Calling You
1934-09-14
Director Rosé and his opera company travel to Monte Carlo where they expect an engagément to perform
My Heart Is Calling
1935-01-01
Musical comedy. An opera singer falls for a stowaway on the way to Monte Carlo