Roza Nowotarska
Journalist, author, translator
Born Dec. 18, 1920, Cracow, Poland; came to U.S., 1949; daughter of Leon and Roza (Blehartz); children: Rose, Marie, Leslie, Magdalena.
Education: Drama School (underground), Cracow, World War II.
Career: translator, broadcaster, producer, Voice of America, Washington (DC), 1964-87; Retired.
Author, i.a.: Bajeczki Radosne, 1945, Mikolajki, and Cztery Serduszka, 1946 (published in Germany); Georgetown miasteczko sliczne (monograph), 1970; Tryptyk Wojenny, 1975; Swiat Jerzego Polomskiego, 1978; Ziemia i slowo, 1979; translator, R. McKuen, The Sea, and Stanyan Street and other Sorrows, 1968; co-author (with M. Swiecicki), Gentleman z Michigan, 1970; radio producer, Polish program, Detroit (MI); numerous articles in Polish and emigre journals and magazines; various paintings - on - glass.
Honors: Honorary Citizen of Baltimore (MD) and Memphis (TN).
Affiliation: Republican. Catholic.
Languages: Polish, English, German, Italian.
Hobbies: travel, music, collecting crafts.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996