𝐄𝐮𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐮𝐬𝐳 𝐁𝐨𝐝𝐨 (December 28, 1899 - October 7, 1943) was born as Bohdan Eugène Junod probably in Geneva, Warsaw or Łódź. His father was Swiss and his mother was Polish. After his father founded the Urania cinema-theater in 1907, he began performing on stage in Warsaw cabarets. His career took off quickly and he began appearing in films alongside the great movie stars of the time. He created his stage name from the first two letters of his middle name and two letters of his mother's name. His most famous role was created in the film "Piętro wyżej" ("Floor above"), where he sang his most famous song in his performance, "Umówiłem się z nią na dziewiątą" ("I made an appointment with her at nine o'clock"). His other famous performances include his role in the film "Czy Lucyna to dziewczyna?" ("Is Lucyna a girl?"), "Głos pustyni" ("Voice of the desert"), where he played the menacing Sheikh Abdullah, and "Czarna perła" ("Black pearl"), playing the role of a maritimer. In addition to his acting skills, he was able to charm women with his voice. He sang "Sex appeal" and "Już taki jestem zimny drań" ("I'm already such a cold-hearted bastard"), which became pre-war hits. He never married, although he had a great love for French actress of Tahitian descent Reri, whom he met on the set of "Black Pearl." The reason for the breakup was her fondness for liquor, as Bodo was a teetotaller. He lived with his beloved mother and dog Sambo (pictured above). In 1939, in Warsaw, he established his café, Cafe Bodo. During World War II, he went to Lviv, where he performed in a band called Tea-Jazz. In 1941 he tried to leave for the United States when Germany attacked the USSR. He was eventually arrested by the NKVD, the security body in Soviet Russia. They began to suspect him of espionage by having Swiss citizenship and knowledge of Russian and German, among other things. In the gulag, he began to suffer from depression. "The king of cinema" died of exhaustion and starvation. He was buried in a mass grave with other dead prisoners.
