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Biography of Wojciech Kilar
17. Jul 1932 – 29. Dec 2013(81 years)Died in:Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship
Polish composer and pianist
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Cemetery on Sienkiewicza Street in Katowice
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Awards(10)
Knight of the Legion of HonourOrder of the White EagleGolden Medal for Merit to CultureLouis Delluc PrizeCésar Award for Best Music Written for a FilmLux ex SilesiaPolish Academy Award for Best Film ScoreZasłużony Działacz KulturyCommander with Star of the Order of Polonia RestitutaGrand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta
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Wojciech Kilar (* 17. July 1932 in Lviv; † 29. December 2013 in Katowice) was a polish composer and pianist. He was 81 years old. He studied at Academy of Music in Katowice. His faith was Catholicism. He received 10 awards, including Knight of the Legion of Honour, Order of the White Eagle. His cause of death was brain cancer. He was buried at Cemetery on Sienkiewicza Street in Katowice.
Life Events
12 Events1932
Born in Lviv, Lviv Oblast
1948
Q11815206
until 1950
1950
Academy of Music in Katowice
until 1955
1980
Louis Delluc Prize
1995
Lux ex Silesia
2002
César Award for Best Music Written for a Film
2002
Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta
2005
Golden Medal for Merit to Culture
2008
Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta
2012
Order of the White Eagle
2013
Knight of the Legion of Honour
2013