As most classic film fans know, Jack Palance was the child of Ukrainian immigrants. His birth name was Volodymyr Palahniuk. Jack Palance was very proud of his Ukrainian heritage. Along with character actor Mike Mazuarki (who was also Ukrainian American), and others, he attended the dedication of the Taras Shevchenko Monument in Washington, D.C. on July 3 1964. It was there that he read an English translation of Taras Shevchenko's poem "I Care Not If It's In Ukraine." Below is Jack Palance's reading of the poem, which never more felt more relevant in my lifetime than now.
Thursday, February 24, 2022
In Support of Ukraine
I had another blog post planned for today, but given the events of the past 24 hours I would like to state my support for Ukraine.
As most classic film fans know, Jack Palance was the child of Ukrainian immigrants. His birth name was Volodymyr Palahniuk. Jack Palance was very proud of his Ukrainian heritage. Along with character actor Mike Mazuarki (who was also Ukrainian American), and others, he attended the dedication of the Taras Shevchenko Monument in Washington, D.C. on July 3 1964. It was there that he read an English translation of Taras Shevchenko's poem "I Care Not If It's In Ukraine." Below is Jack Palance's reading of the poem, which never more felt more relevant in my lifetime than now.
As most classic film fans know, Jack Palance was the child of Ukrainian immigrants. His birth name was Volodymyr Palahniuk. Jack Palance was very proud of his Ukrainian heritage. Along with character actor Mike Mazuarki (who was also Ukrainian American), and others, he attended the dedication of the Taras Shevchenko Monument in Washington, D.C. on July 3 1964. It was there that he read an English translation of Taras Shevchenko's poem "I Care Not If It's In Ukraine." Below is Jack Palance's reading of the poem, which never more felt more relevant in my lifetime than now.
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