Ludwik Starski

Ludwik Starski

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'''Ludwik Starski''' (born '''Ludwik Kałuszyner''', 1 March 1903 in [[Łódź]] – died 29 February 1984 in [[Warsaw]]) was a Polish Jewish [[lyricist]], sound engineer and [[screenwriter]] of the twentieth century.A. Patek, ''Polski Słownik Biograficzny (Polish Biographical Dictionary)'', Vol 42, 2003-2004, p. 369 He was the father of the set designer [[Allan Starski]], who often worked with movie director [[Andrzej Wajda]] and received the Academy Award for "Best Set Design" for Schindler's List in 1994.{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0823649/?ref_=rvi_nm|title=Allan Starski|website=[[IMDb]]}} Ludwik worked with [[Eugeniusz Bodo]], [[Władysław Szpilman]] and with [[Tadeusz Sygietyński]].
'''Ludwik Starski''' (born '''Ludwik Kałuszyner''', 1 March 1903 in [[Łódź]] – died 29 February 1984 in [[Warsaw]]) was a Polish Jewish [[lyricist]], sound engineer and [[screenwriter]] of the twentieth century.A. Patek, ''Polski Słownik Biograficzny (Polish Biographical Dictionary)'', Vol 42, 2003-2004, p. 369 He was the father of the set designer [[Allan Starski]], who often worked with movie director [[Andrzej Wajda]] and received the Academy Award for "Best Set Design" for Schindler's List in 1994.{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0823649/?ref_=rvi_nm|title=Allan Starski|website=[[IMDb]]}} Ludwik worked with [[Eugeniusz Bodo]], [[Władysław Szpilman]] and with [[Tadeusz Sygietyński]].


Before the Second World War he was a journalist with the newspaper ''Express Wieczorny Ilustrowany (The Evening Express)''. He was also a lyricist of songs for cabarets, cafés and theater, including theater ''Qui Pro Quo, Gong, Morskie Oko, Perskie Oko, '' in Warsaw. Some of his songs were performed by singer [[Irena Santor]] to the music of composer [[Władysław Szpilman]]. Starski worked with singer actor [[Eugeniusz Bodo]] (whom he met at ''Qui Pro Quo'') and wrote lyrics to some of his hit songs including ''Sex Appeal''.
Before the Second World War he was a journalist with the newspaper ''Express Wieczorny Ilustrowany (The Evening Express)''. He was also a lyricist of songs for cabarets, cafés and theater, including theater ''{{interlanguage link|Qui Pro Quo (theatre)|lt=Qui Pro Quo|pl|Qui Pro Quo}}'', ''Gong, Morskie Oko, Perskie Oko, '' in Warsaw. Some of his songs were performed by singer [[Irena Santor]] to the music of composer [[Władysław Szpilman]]. Starski worked with singer actor [[Eugeniusz Bodo]] (whom he met at ''Qui Pro Quo'') and wrote lyrics to some of his hit songs including ''Sex Appeal''.


Between 1934 and 1978, he wrote a score of films for which he was also an engineer.http://www.filmpolski.pl/fp/index.php/115656 Film Polski
Between 1934 and 1978, he wrote a score of films for which he was also an engineer.http://www.filmpolski.pl/fp/index.php/115656 Film Polski