It all started in 1965, when he was cast for the first time in a series of television theater plays. As agent J-23 in the ranks of the German Abwehr, he quickly gained popularity and recognition from viewers. – I got piles of letters that came to television, to the theater. Even to my private address – in interviews.
They were connected by “Higher than life at stake”. Then fate put them to the test
In 1967, the actor began shooting the cult series (now available on the website), which not only strengthened his position in the industry, but also turned his private life upside down. At that time, he had already had an unsuccessful marriage lasting 12 years, the fruit of which was a son, Piotr. He approached new relationships with distance, but everything changed when Jadwiga Rutkiewicz appeared on his way, who was also divorced at the time and raised a 6-year-old daughter, Magda. For the costume designer, he completely lost his head, with the rest of the reciprocity. “We just fell in love,” he said. They got married in 1970.
Two years after the wedding, on March 30, 1972, during Mikulski’s stay in Yugoslavia as part of the promotion of the series, their son Bartłomiej was born, who died just a few hours after giving birth. The actor learned about this only after returning to his homeland. It was a huge blow for the young couple. After recovering from the tragedy, they decided to try for another child. On November 27, 1973, Grzegorz was born, who also lived a few hours.
Mikulski supported his beloved in her illness. Her death was a blow to him
It was only a few years later that the couple found out that the cause of their children’s death was a disease of the lymphatic system, from which Rutkiewicz suffered, and about which she had no idea. At that time, there were no drugs or ways to stop its development. Specialists spread their hands, gave her only three years to live.
My wife Jadwiga started getting sick in the mid-seventies. She was unable to give birth to healthy children. We found out about the disease later, linking it to the events in the delivery room. It was called grain
– Mikulski in 2012 in the autobiography “Reluctantly about myself”. He did not leave his beloved in the most difficult moments. He patiently cared for her even when she stopped walking.
I had moments of weakness at times. It was actually out of control
he mentioned in the book. Jadwiga Rutkiewicz-Mikulska died on January 19, 1985 at the age of 47, leaving the actor in mourning. He couldn’t recover for a long time. He sold the house he had built to make his beloved’s dream come true and left for Moscow, where he took the position of director of the Polish Cultural Center at the Center for Polish Information and Culture. It was there that he met his third and last wife, Małgorzata Błoch-Wiśniewska, who was 23 years his junior. By her side he found happiness and peace again. They were together until his death. – This is a reward for me for everything bad that happened to me in my life – he said about it in “Question for Breakfast”. died on November 27, 2014.
Source: Gazeta
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