Władysław Szpilman (December 5, 1911 -- July 6, 2000) was a Polish pianist, composer, and memoirist. He is best known as the protagonist of the Roman Polański film The Pianist, based on Szpilman's autobiographical book recounting how he survived the Holocaust. In November 1998 Wladyslaw Szpilman was honoured by president of Poland with a Kommandor
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