Bazyli Beśko
| Bazyli Beśko | |
|---|---|
| File:Bazyli Beśko.jpgBazyli Beśko.jpg Bazyli Beśko, 1910 | |
| Born | Базилий Клеменсович Бесько 2 January 1894 Hrubieszów, Russian Empire (now Poland) |
| 💀Died | September 1917 (aged 17) Slănic-Moldova, RomaniaSeptember 1917 (aged 17) |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Polish |
| 💼 Occupation | Actor |
| 📆 Years active | 1908 - 1914 |
| 🏅 Awards | Cross of St. George 4th class |
Bazyli Beśko (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.; 2 January 1894 – January 2, September 1917) was a Polish film and theater actor. He starred in both theatre and film productions, mainly before World War I.
Life
Bazyli Beśko was born on January 2, 1894 in the city of Hrubieszów in the family of civil servant Clemens Felix Beśko and his wife Ignatia Kwiatkowska.
His parents sent him to study in Warsaw, where he studied acting in private classes, which were paid for by his father. In addition, he studied acting in the drama class of the Warsaw Musical Society and singing with Stanislava Dobrovolskaya. At that time, Polish cinema was actively developing. Basily managed to take part in the filming of the film "Prussian Culture" in 1908, where he participated in the crowd of schoolchildren.[1]. The scene was called "Spanking children"[2]. He performed in Warsaw theaters: The Bolshoi Theater and the Summer Theater. In 1912, he starred as a doctor in the film "Oblakany. Dramat w Tworkach"[3]." He managed to participate in the extras during the filming of the 1913 film "Kościuszko pod Racławicami". For this, Basil went to the Austria-Hungarian Empire specifically to take part in the filming.
World War I
When the First World War began, Bazyli Beśko was mobilized into the Russian army. He joined the 120th Serpukhov Infantry Regiment as a private[4]. He took part in the battles of Tannenberg, Gumbinnen, on the Masurian Lakes and in the Łódź operation. He was awarded the St. George's Cross of the 4th class. Had injuries. At the end of the war, he was transferred to the Romanian front. He was a participant in the 2nd Battle of Marashesti. He died in September 1917. He was buried at the military cemetery in Slănic-Moldova, Romania[5]
Selected filmography
- 1908 – Pruska kultura
- 1912 – Obłąkany. Dramat w Tworkach
- 1913 – Kościuszko pod Racławicami
References
- ↑ Голдовский Е. М. От немого кино к панорамному / Н. Б. Прокофьева. — М.: Издательство Академии наук СССР, 1962. — 149 с.
- ↑ Страницы истории отечественного кино. Сборник статей / Сост. и ред. Д. Л. Караваев. — М.: Материк, 2006. — (Книги по киноискусству). — 284 с., ил. — ISBN 978-5-85646-163-2.
- ↑ Oblakany. Dramat w Tworkach
- ↑ the 120th Serpukhov Infantry Regiment
- ↑ Bazyli Besko
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