Ernest Włodzimierz Bryll (1 March 1935, Warsaw – 17 March 2024, Warsaw [1]) was a Polish poet, writer, songwriter, journalist, translator, film critic and diplomat.[2]
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| Born | 1 March 1935 Warsaw |
| Died | 16 March 2024 (aged 89) Warsaw |
| Language | Polish |
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| Notable awards | Nagroda im. W. Broniewskiego w dziedzinie poezji (1964), Nagroda II stopnia Ministerstwa Kultury i Sztuki (1965), Nagroda im. Stanisława Piętaka (1968), Nagroda II stopnia Ministerstwa Kultury i Sztuki (1973), Nagroda Miasta Warszawy (1973), Nagroda Narodowego Funduszu Kultury (1989), Nagroda im. Franciszka Karpińskiego (1998), Nagroda im. Włodzimierza Pietrzaka (2003) Medal Daniela Gabriela Richarda za krzewienie rozwoju ludowej kultury Słowacji (2004), Nagroda im. Cypriana Norwida w kategorii „Literatura” (2009), Nagroda Miasta Stołecznego Warszawy (2009), Medal Per Artem ad Deum (2021)
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Life
editBryll was part of a peasant family from Kuyavia lake Gopło[3] and grew up in Komorowo Stare and Gdynia. He graduated from the 2nd Liceum Ogólnokształcące in Gdynia,[4] the Polish Philology faculty of Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego (1956)[5] and studied film at Łódź Film School. Due to his father's background in the Home Army, he was blacklisted from his dream of becoming a journalist, and he began working in power plant no. 11 in the Port of Gdynia and Stocznia Gdynia.[3]
His first book of poetry, Wigilie wariata, was published in 1958. He was a member of writers' rooms in social-cultural themed newspapers (e.g. 1959–1960 at Współczesność). He was a member of the Polish Writers Association and became a member of Polish United Workers' Party in the mid 60s.[6] In the early 1980s, when martial law was introduced in Poland, he quit the party.[5]
From 1963 to 1967 he was the literary director of the Teatr Telewizji. The following year he managed the film team Kamera, and from 1970 to 1974 he was a director of Polish Theatre, Warsaw. From 1974 to 1978 Bryll was a director of the Polish Cultural Institute in London, and in 1991-1995 he served as Poland's ambassador to Ireland in Dublin.[5].
Beginning in 1965 he wrote popular song lyrics sung by bands like: 2 plus 1, Enigmatic, Pakt, Partita, Myslovitz, Skaldowie, Waganci and solo artists such as: Michał Bajor, Stan Borys, Zofia i Zbigniew Framerowie, Halina Frąckowiak, Marek Grechuta, Jerzy Grunwald, Teresa Haremza, Edward Hulewicz, Leonard Jakubowski, Halina Kunicka, Bernard Ładysz, Urszula Narbut, Czesław Niemen, Daniel Olbrychski, Jerzy Połomski, Rudolf Poledniok, Krystyna Prońko, Łucja Prus, Danuta Rinn, Maryla Rodowicz, Andrzej Rybiński, Warren Schatz, Urszula Sipińska, Józef Sojka, Teresa Tutinas, Juliusz Wickiewicz, Adam Wojdak.
Many of his lyrics were set to music by Katarzyna Gärtner. In 1968, he established the band Drumlersi with Marek Sart. Sart wrote music; Bryll wrote the lyrics.
He also collaborated with composers such as Jerzy Derfel, Antoni Kopff, Włodzimierz Korcz, Janusz Kruk, Czesław Niemen, Andrzej Zieliński.
He worked at Polish Film Institute from 2012 to 2018, as a director of the literary department.[7]
Private life
editHe married Małgorzata Goraj,[10] with whom he had one son and two daughters.[11] His primary residence was Warsaw, but he also lived for many years in Otwock, which he wrote about frequently.[12]
References
edit- ^ "Ernest Bryll 1935-2024". Ernest Bryll / FB. 17 March 2024. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
- ^ Małgorzata Chmielewska (2008). "Bryll Ernest". Leksykon polskich pisarzy muzycznych XX wieku (in Polish). Wydawnictwo Polskie. ISBN 978-83-922684-2-0.
- ^ a b Wojciech Koronkiewicz, Nie umiem być poetą. Ernest Bryll w rozmowie z Wojciechem Koronkiewiczem wspomina wyczyny Białoszewskiego i Broniewskiego, w: Lampa, nr 6/2004, s. 48–49, ISSN 1732-4661.
- ^ "Bryll Ernest". Oficjalny serwis internetowy miasta Gdynia (in Polish). Retrieved 2022-05-22.
- ^ a b c "Ernest Bryll | Życie i twórczość | Artysta". Culture.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2022-05-22.
- ^ Janusz Maciejewski, Cenzura w Polsce w latach 1957–1980 i sposoby jej omijania przez pisarzy, w: Napis, Seria XV (2009), s. 333.
- ^ "Dział Literacki PISF – kto i za co odpowiada?". portalfilmowy.pl. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
- ^ "Ernest Bryll nie żyje. Słynny poeta, pisarz i dziennikarz miał 89 lat". TVN24 (in Polish). 2024-03-17. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
- ^ Polsat News (2024-03-17). "Nie żyje Ernest Bryll. Miał 89 lat". polsatnews.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-03-17.
- ^ "Moja żona Małgosia – Oficjalna Strona Ernesta Brylla". bryll.pl. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
- ^ "Poety życiorys nieprosty: Zawsze Polska". Retrieved 2020-09-19.
- ^ "Wspomnienia Archive – Oficjalna Strona Ernesta Brylla". bryll.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2017-11-23.