Jan Kiepura
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Jan Wiktor Kiepura (born May 16, 1902 in Sosnowiec - died August 15, 1966 in Harrison, New York) was a Polish singer (tenor) and actor. He was bron into Polish father and Jewish mother.
Before the World War II, he built a well-known villa "Patria" in Krynica-Zdrój, which cost him about $3 million. Some Polish movies were made there.
He played in twelve musicals, like O czym się nie myśli (1926), Neapol, śpiewające miasto (1930) or Zdobyć cię muszę (1933).
In 1936, Kiepura married the lyric soprano Marta Eggerth (1912-). The two often sang together in operettas, in concerts, on records, and in films until his death. Eggerth later resumed her career and still appears onstage occasionally in her 90s, with a New York appearance set for January 2007.
He was buried in Powazki Cemetery, Warsaw.
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