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John Stanley Joseph Wojtowicz (/ v ɔɪ ˈ t oʊ v ɪ tʃ /, voy-TOE-vitch; [1] March 9, 1945 – January 2, 2006) was an American bank robber whose story inspired the film Dog Day Afternoon. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ]
The House of Wojtowicz from Volhynia (plural form: Wojtowiczowie) was a part of the nobility of Poland (the family's roots were probably in the Lithuanian-Ruthenian nobility). The village of Wojtowice of Ostróg County in Volhynia is the origin of this house. [3] Wojtowicz family is sealed with the Lubicz coat of arms. [4]
The Boy Who Grew Flowers is a children's picture book written by Jennifer Wojtowicz and illustrated by Steve Adams. Wojtowicz has stated that she was inspired to write the book due to her relationship with her autistic brother. [1] The book has been adapted into a stage play. [2]
The Polish-language surname Wójtowicz or Wojtowicz may refer to: House of Wojtowicz; John Wojtowicz (1945-2006), American bankrobber; Tomasz Wójtowicz (volleyball player) (1953–2022), Polish volleyball player; Tomasz Wójtowicz (footballer) (2003–), Polish football player; Rudolf Wojtowicz (born 1956), Polish football player
Elizabeth Debbie Eden (born August 19, 1946 – September 29, 1987) was an American transgender woman whose husband, John Wojtowicz, attempted a bank robbery, allegedly to pay for her sex reassignment surgery.
The Dog (also known as Storyville: The Great Sex Addict Heist [1] [2]) is a 2013 documentary film co-written and co-directed by Allison Berg and Frank Keraudren, about the real-life story of bisexual bank robber John Wojtowicz that inspired the 1975 Al Pacino movie Dog Day Afternoon about his August 1972 attempted heist and 14-hour televised hostage situation in Brooklyn to pay for his lover's ...
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Jan Paweł Woronicz was born into the nobility near Tajkury. His early education was with the Jesuits in Ostróg , and he later entered a seminary in Warsaw to become a priest by 1784. [ 1 ] According to writer Stanisław Baczyński , Woronicz's notoriety began to grow during his time as parish priest of Liw .