He is remembered by viewers as Baron Krzeszowski from Ryszard Ber’s “The Doll” or Sturmbannfuhrer Geibel from the cult . Initially, Czesław Wołłejko fulfilled himself mainly on the stage, because the world of cinema was inaccessible to him. Directors, although they admired his talent, did not have any offers for him, explaining that his beauty was too delicate. – A real cherub, created to play romantic heroes – said Aleksander Węgierko. The bad streak was broken only by , who gave him a role in “Chopin’s Youth”. When the film hit the big screens in 1952, millions went crazy about the 35-year-old actor. However, few people knew that at that time he had already been married for over a decade.
He cheated on his wife with Aleksander Ford’s partner. Wołłejko’s relationship with Śląska ended on the last day of filming
His first wife was Halina Czengery, the daughter of the director of the Municipal Theatre in Grodno, where he began his career. They married in 1940, and two years later their firstborn, Jolanta, was born. It was no secret that the actor was unfaithful, and there was almost constant gossip about him. He created one of the most famous with Aleksandra Śląska, whom he met on the set of “Chopin’s Youth”, and he was simply crazy about her. Although his colleague, who was three years younger than him, was in a close relationship with the director of the production at the time, he decided to do everything to win her favor. However, she could not choose between them, so she met with them alternately. Wołłejko did not resent it at all, because when the last shot was dropped, he meekly returned to his family.
His wife forgave him for his betrayal and soon became pregnant with her second child. She had the illusion that the child would change his approach to life, but that did not happen, because he was already madly in love with Nina Andrycz from the Polish Theatre in Warsaw. At that time, the actress was the wife of Prime Minister Józef Cyrankiewicz, who, although he was fully aware that Wołłejko was making advances on her, did not intend to react, because he did not see him as a rival. Neither of them ever confirmed the reports that there was anything more than friendship between them.
He stole Tadeusz Pluciński’s wife. Later, the actor became Wołłejko’s son-in-law
Later, Ilona Stawińska appeared in his life, an actress at the Warsaw Contemporary Theatre, and privately the wife of , who was having an affair with . When they started dating, Wołłejko’s wife filed for divorce, after which the artist married his new beloved. It was a blow to both Halina and their daughters. “I took it hard, some kind of thorn still remains in me,” said the younger of them, Magdalena, adding that she felt the greatest disappointment when her father did not even show up at the funeral of her mother, who died prematurely due to cancer.
With his second wife, the actor settled down and stopped looking for excitement, but life still played tricks on him more than once. Some time later, he learned that his older daughter Jolanta was dating Pluciński, whose woman he had stolen. He became so furious that he even beat up his former rival in the theatre dressing room. However, this did not discourage the “first lover of the Polish People’s Republic” from marrying his firstborn, with whom he had two sons.
The first daughter of Wołłejko married the first husband of her father’s second wife. Until she finally divorced him, it was difficult to determine who was who in this family.
– wrote Witold Filler in the book “Poczet Działarów Polskich”. However, Wołłejko did not live to see their divorce, as he died on February 7, 1987 from a heart attack. He was then almost 67 years old. If you’d like, please vote in our poll below.
Source: Gazeta
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