Jerzy Jurandot, born Jerzy Glejgewicht (March 19, 1911, Warsaw

Warsaw

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 - August 16, 1979, Warsaw), Polish poet, dramatist, satirist and songwriter.

Jurandot debuted at the end of the 1920s, and in 1930s grew in popularity. He was the literary creator for the cabarets Qui Pro Quo and Cyrulik warszawskich as well contributing to others such as Morskie Oko and Banda. He also wrote dialog for the films such as Ada to nie wypada, Manewry miłosne and Pani minister tańczy.

In 1942 he was a literary manager of the theatre revue in the Warsaw Ghetto

Warsaw Ghetto

The Warsaw Ghetto was the largest of all Jewish Ghettos in Nazi-occupied Europe during World War II. It was established in the Polish capital between October and November 15, 1940, in the territory of General Government of the German-occupied Poland, with over 400,000 Jews from the vicinity...

, working with Ivo Wesby

Ivo Wesby

Ivo Wesby , born in Krakow, Poland, was a composer and director. He studied music in Vienna. In the 1920s he was music director of various revi-teaters in Warsaw, and in the last years before the outbreak of World War II he led the well known Groyse Revie ...

. After the World War II he created and managed the satirical theater "Syrena" (1945–50 and 1955–57). In 1952-55 he acted as the director the Satirical Theatre in Warsaw.

Works

• Theater pieces
  • Plecy - (1945)
  • Takie czasy - (1954)
  • Trzeci dzwonek - (1958)
  • Mąż Fołtasiówny - (1960)
  • Operacja Sodoma, czyli dziewiąty sprawiedliwy - (1962)
  • Pamiątkowa fotografia - (1966)
  • Rachunek nieprawdopodobieństwa - (1971)
• Contributions
  • Dzieje śmiechu - 1959