Guido Lorraine
Actor, Film actor
1912 – 2009
Who was Guido Lorraine?
Guido Lorraine was a Polish-born actor, musician and singer, known primarily for his roles in war films. He was also sometimes known by the stage name Guy Borucki. Lorraine appeared in twenty-eight films during his career, as well as many theater productions.
Lorraine was born Gwidon Alfred Gottlieb in present-day Kraków, Poland in 1912. He studied at the School of Foreign Trade in Lvov, where he sang in restaurants to earn money. He learned to play the accordion and piano as a child.
Lorraine founded a military theatre group during World War II. He is credited as the first singer to perform the song, "Red Poppy Flowers of Monte Cassino", in public.
He adopted the pseudonym Guy Borucki after World War II and moved to London. He appeared on BBC radio, television and film. His film credits during the era included Hotel Sahara in 1951, 1955's The Colditz Story and Blue Murder at St Trinian's in 1957. He also starred in a number of musical comedies and other British productions during the 1950s.
Lorraine moved to Australia in 1959 to pursue his acting career. Much of career centred on entertainment for the Polish community living in Australia, including a series of theatre performances, revues and cabarets. He also starred his own television show in 1960 called Two for Two, a musical programme on Melbourne station HSV-7
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- Born
- Sep 2, 1912
Kraków - Also known as
- Gwidon Borucki
- Gwidon Alfred Gottlieb
- Guy Borucki
- Spouses
- Nationality
- Poland
- Profession
- Lived in
- London
- Died
- Dec 31, 2009
Melbourne
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on July 23, 2013
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