Marian Marzynski Obituary

Marian Marzynski is a Polish American documentary filmmaker.

Marzynski, a child survivor of the Holocaust, has spent more than 40 years working in the media. He began in his native country of Poland as a journalist and television show host, developing such programs as Tournament of Towns.

Marian Marzynski has worked alongside fellow Jewish Polish director, Roman Polanski as well as taught young American filmmakers such as Gus Van Sant and Jean de Segonzac RISD. His documentaries for the television program FRONTLINE include, Never Forget to lie and others.

Marzynski was selected as a Guggenheim fellow in 1982 and won an Emmy Award for his documentary work in both 1986 and 1990.