His wife’s death was a blow to him. He said he had nothing to live for. A month later, Marian Kociniak died

he was one of the greatest Polish actors. He became famous as Franek Dolasa in the series of films “How I Unleashed World War II”. Television viewers got to know him in the role of the Murgrave from the series. Privately, he was a devoted husband and father. What was the story of his love with Grażyna Pilszczyńska?

First love. The lover left him for another man

When Marian Kociniak was a student at the Warsaw theater school, he met Maria Wachowiak. The young woman immediately caught his eye, so he began to court her. Eventually, the aspiring actress succumbed to his charm and they began dating. They were a couple for almost two years, planning a future and life together. At that time, Wachowiak was engaged in the film “Pożegnania” by Wojciech Jerzy Has, where she played alongside Gustaw Holoubek. There was a feeling between the actress and a colleague from the plan and Wachowiak decided to part with Kociniak. The actor was disappointed and heartbroken by the breakup, he could not recover for a long time.

His wife was the most important thing to him. He changed his lifestyle for her

Fortunately, Grażyna Pliszczyńska, an editor two years his junior, whom he met in a dubbing studio, appeared on his way. The woman was married at the time and had a small child, but Kociniak completely lost his head for her – She covered my world. With her, other women lost their luster – about his future wife, the actor. In 1963, the couple got married. Soon after, their daughter, Weronika, was born. Everything was going well until, in 1978, Pilszczyńska packed up and left for Paris with her children. The reason was Kociniak’s party lifestyle and alcohol abuse. However, the actor quickly corrected his mistakes and, in the end, the marriage survived.

In 2008, the Kociniaks had to face a fire in an apartment in Saska Kępa. Later, the actor underwent colon surgery and then broke his leg. All this time, his wife never left his side. – If it wasn’t for Grażynka, I wouldn’t be alive. She takes care of everything. She makes sure I don’t get fat and drunk. All his life he fights with my cigarettes – Kociniak felt.

His wife’s death shocked him. He died a month later

On February 11, 2016, the actor’s beloved wife, Grażyna Pilszczyńska-Kociniak, died. For the actor, her death was a blow. He broke down and fell into despair. He said he didn’t want to live anymore. He also did not show up at the funeral. A month after her death, the media circulated the sad information about the death of Marian Kociniak.

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