Janusz Głowacki

Janusz Głowacki
Janusz Głowacki
	Janusz Głowacki at the 2009 Literaturomania Festival
Born	Janusz Andrzej Głowacki; 13 September 1938; Poznań, Poland
Died	19 August 2017 (aged 78); Egypt
Occupation	Playwright; Essayist;
Nationality	Polish
Alma mater	University of Warsaw
Notable works	Antigone in New York; Fortinbras Gets Drunk; The Fourth Sister; Hunting Cockroaches;
Notable awards	1988 Guggenheim Fellowship; 1994 Jurzykowski Prize; 1999 Tony Cox Award; 2011 Czesław Miłosz Award;
Spouse	1) Ewa Zadrzyńska (divorced); 2) Olena Leonenko (2015-2017; his death)
Children	Zuzanna Glowacka

Janusz Andrzej Głowacki (13 September 1938 – 19 August 2017), better known as Janusz Głowacki or colloquially simply as Głowa, was a Polish playwright, essayist and screenwriter. Głowacki was the recipient of multiple awards and honours, including Guggenheim Fellowship, two Nike Award nominations and BAFTA Award nomination. He was awarded the Gloria Artis Gold Medal in 2005 for his contribution to Polish culture, and in 2014, the Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta.

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