Janusz Głowacki is a Polish-American author and screenwriter.

Głowacki wrote the screenplay for Andrzej Wajda

Andrzej Wajda

Andrzej Wajda is a Polish film director. Recipient of an honorary Oscar, he is possibly the most prominent member of the unofficial "Polish Film School"...

's Polowanie na muchy (1969) (The Hunting of Flies) and co-wrote the screenplay of the popular Polish movie Rejs (The Cruise), released in 1970.

He emigrated in 1981 to New York City

New York City

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 in the wake of the imposition of martial law on Poland by its Communist government. There he obtained The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play

Helen Hayes Awards Resident Production

These Helen Hayes Awards are given for resident theatre productions in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. They include awards for the production itself, the direction, and the plays themselves.-Best Resident Production:* 1985 Cloud 9 - Arena Stage...

 for Antigone in New York (1994). He is prominent in New York

New York

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society and the arts.

External links

• Glowacki's homepage