Career
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 popular television show host, developing such television hits as Tournament of Towns. In 1969 he moved to Denmark, and subsequently to the United States after being offered a job in the newly formed film department of the prestigious Rhode Island School of Design, where he pursued his enduring passion for documentary film.
A wry observer of life, 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 at RISD. His FRONTLINE documentaries include Never Forget to Lie (2013)," "A Jew Among the Germans (2005)," "Shtetl (1996)," "After Gorbachev"s Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics (1992)," "Betting on the Lottery (1990)," "My Retirement Dreams (1988)," and "Welcome to America (1984)."
Marzynski married Grazyna, an architect.