Guido Lorraine, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Guido Lorraine

Australian actor and musician

Date of Birth: 02-Sep-1912

Place of Birth: Kraków, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 31-Dec-2009

Profession: actor

Nationality: Poland, Australia

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Guido Lorraine

  • Guido Lorraine (2 September 1912 – 31 December 2009) was a Polish-born actor, musician and singer, known primarily for his roles in war films.
  • He was also sometimes known by the stage name Guy Borucki.
  • Lorraine appeared in twenty-eight films during his career, as well as many theatre productions.Lorraine was born Gwidon Alfred Gottlieb in present-day Kraków, Poland in 1912.
  • He studied at the School of Foreign Trade in Lwów (Lviv), where he sang in restaurants to earn money.
  • He learned to play the accordion and piano as a child.Lorraine founded a military theatre group during World War II.
  • He is credited as the first singer to perform the song, "Red Poppy Flowers of Monte Cassino", in public.He adopted the pseudonym Guy Borucki after World War II and moved to London.
  • He appeared on BBC radio, television and film.
  • His film credits during the era included Hotel Sahara in 1951, 1955's The Colditz Story and Blue Murder at St Trinian's in 1957.
  • He also starred in a number of musical comedies and other British productions during the 1950s.He arrived in Australia in 1959 with the performance of a musical operetta Grab Me a Gondola in which he had the main role, and made his home in Melbourne to pursue his acting career.
  • Much of his career centred on entertainment for the Polish community living in Australia, including a series of theatre performances, revues and cabarets.
  • He also starred in his own television show in 1960 called Tea for Two, a musical programme on Melbourne station HSV-7.Guido Lorraine died in Melbourne, Australia, on 31 December 2009, at the age of 97.

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