- Born
- Died
- Birth nameJerzy Bonawentura Toeplitz
- Toeplitz helped to found and was the first rector The World Famous Polish Film School in Lodz. Toeplitz is credited with devising the structure and syllabus for training many of the world's finest film directors including Roman Polanski, Andrzej Wajda and Jerzy Skolimowski.
Also worked in England with his uncle Ludovico Toplitz in 1935 on "The Loves of a Dictator" with Clive Brook and The Beloved Vagabond with Maurice Chevalier in 1936.
Also started the Australian Film, Radio and Television School.
- IMDb mini biography by: Michael L Temmer (his nephew)
- Member of the jury at the Venice Film Festival in 1964.
- He was awarded an honorary A.O. (Officer of the Order of Australia) on May 17, 1985 for his services to Australian television and film.
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