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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

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Roman Polanski Fast Facts:

In 1941, his parents were taken to the Auschwitz concentration camp, where his mother died in the gas chambers, but his father survived.
Made his feature-film directing debut with the 1962 Polish-language thriller Knife in the Water, which was nominated for a 1963 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.
Wife Sharon Tate was murdered by the Charles Manson cult on August 9, 1969, in Bel Air, CA; she was eight months pregnant with their son.
Arrested in 1977 for having sex with a 13-year-old girl who was auditioning for a Vogue photo shoot; 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:
2011 César Awards: Best Director - Winner
2011 César Awards: Best Film - Nominee
1969 Golden Globe: Best Screenplay - Motion Picture - Nominee
2002 European Film Awards: European Director - 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
2002 BAFTA Awards: Best Film - Winner
2002 BAFTA Awards: The David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction - Winner
1974 BAFTA Awards: Best Direction - Winner
2002 Cannes Film Festival: Palme d'Or - Winner
College:
National Film, Television and Theatre School, Lodz, Poland (1959)

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