Wanda Jakubowska, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Wanda Jakubowska

film director

Date of Birth: 10-Oct-1907

Place of Birth: Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 25-Feb-1998

Profession: screenwriter, university teacher, film director

Nationality: Poland

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Wanda Jakubowska (10 November 1907 – 25 February 1998) was a Polish film director.
Although she directed as many as 15 films over 50 years, Jakubowska is best known for her work regarding the Holocaust.
The film The Last Stage was one of the earliest and most influential cinematic depictions of concentration camps.
It was filmed on location at Auschwitz, where Jakubowska had been interned.Jakubowska was an ardent Communist whose films were often heavily politicized.:135-145