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 wellknown hotel Patria in the Polish border town of KrynicaZdrój which cost him about US3 million Some Polish movies were made there Kiepura played in twelve Polish musicals including O czym si? nie my?li 1926 Die Singende Stadt Neapol ?piewaj?ce miasto 1930 Tout Pour Lamour Zdoby? ci? musz? 1933 and Mon coeur tappelle 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 Berlins 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
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