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Mieczysław_Fogg

Mieczysław Fogg (born Mieczysław Fogiel; 30 May 1901, Warsaw – 3 September 1990, Warsaw) was a Polish singer and artist. His popularity started well before World War II and continued well into the 1980s. He had a characteristic way of staying very serious yet slightly emotional on stage when singing. Fogg had a lyric baritone voice and can be compared to French Tino Rossi in style.

Elżbieta_Barszczewska

Elżbieta Maria Barszczewska-Wyrzykowska (29 November 1913 – 14 October 1987) was a Polish stage and film actress.
After graduating Państwowy Instytut Sztuki Teatralnej, she debuted in Polish Theatre in Warsaw in 1934. She also starred in several movie roles, including 13 major ones. In occupied Poland, she took part in the activities of the underground theater. After the war she resumed work with the Polish Theater and the National Theatre. She was a mother of Juliusz Wyrzykowski.

Czesław_Centkiewicz

Czesław Jacek Centkiewicz (October 18, 1904 – July 10, 1996) was a Polish engineer, explorer, writer and journalist. He is best known for a number of books he authored (or co-authored with his wife Alina Centkiewicz) on history of exploration of polar areas and the daily life of Inuit.