1. Feliks Konarski was a Polish poet, songwriter, and cabaret performer.
13 Facts About Feliks Konarski
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Feliks Konarski began to study Polish at Warsaw University, but found his calling on stage.
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In 1934, Feliks Konarski moved to Lwow where he established a theatre group.
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Feliks Konarski wrote many poems as well as words to what became numerous popular songs.
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Feliks Konarski was evacuated to Iran where he headed the Polish Soldier's Theater.
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Feliks Konarski was with the Polish Second Corps until it was transported to Britain and demobilized.
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Feliks Konarski organized Polish cultural activities and had a radio show called Czerwone maki for over twenty years that was broadcast in New York City.
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Feliks Konarski continued to sing and perform on many stages in England, France, and the US.
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Feliks Konarski's entertainers met with and entertained his fellow soldiers of the Polish II Corps who fought with at Monte Cassino.
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Feliks Konarski added a fourth verse to his Czerwone maki na Monte Cassino song in 1969, on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the battle.
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Feliks Konarski witnessed when Poland returned to a free nation after undergoing political and structural reforms.
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Feliks Konarski was to visit his homeland, but died in Chicago the day before he was to arrive in Poland.
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Feliks Konarski was always a Pole and patriot, who preached Poland's unbending right to freedom and self-determination.