Facts:   - residence: france    - years active: 1954 -- present    - caption: polanski at the 2013 cannes film festival    - birth name: rajmund roman thierry polański      - children: 2 -lrb- daughter and son -rrb-    - birth date: 18 august 1933    - citizenship: polish naturalization -rrb- -lrb- by birth -rrb- and french -lrb- by    - image: roman polanski cannes 2013.jpg    - birth place: paris , france    - alma mater: national film school in Łódź    - occupation: actor , director , producer , screenwriter   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of roman polanski .
roman polanski -lrb- born rajmund roman thierry polański ; 18 august 1933 -rrb- is a polish and , since 1976 , naturalized-french film director , producer , writer , and actor .having made films in poland , the united kingdom , france and the united states , he is considered one of the few `` truly international filmmakers . ''polanski 's films have inspired diverse directors , including the coen brothers , wes anderson , david fincher , atom egoyan , darren aronofsky , park chan-wook , sean durkin , abel ferrara , and wes craven .born in paris to polish parents , he moved with his family back to poland -lrb- second polish republic -rrb- in 1937 , shortly before the outbreak of world war ii .he survived the holocaust , was educated in poland -lrb- people 's republic of poland -rrb- , and became a director of both art house and commercial films .polanski 's first feature-length film , `` knife in the water '' -lrb- 1962 -rrb- , made in poland , was nominated for a united states academy award for best foreign language film but was beaten by federico fellini 's `` 8 1/2 '' .he has since received five more oscar nominations , along with two baftas , four césars , a golden globe award and the palme d'or of the cannes film festival in france .in the united kingdom he directed three films , beginning with `` repulsion '' -lrb- 1965 -rrb- .in 1968 he moved to the united states and cemented his status by directing the horror film `` rosemary 's baby '' -lrb- 1968 -rrb- , for which ruth gordon won an academy award as best supporting actress .in 1969 , polanski 's pregnant wife , sharon tate , was murdered by members of the manson family while staying at polanski 's benedict canyon home above los angeles .following tate 's death , polanski returned to europe and spent much of his time in paris and gstaad , but did not direct another film until `` macbeth '' -lrb- 1971 -rrb- in england .the following year he went to italy to make `` what ? ''-lrb- 1973 -rrb- and subsequently spent the next five years living...