Books about pola negri death

  • Pola Negri (1897–1987) rose from an impoverished childhood in Warsaw, Poland, to become one of early Hollywood's greatest stars.
  • In 1987, aged 90, she died of pneumonia secondary to a brain tumor for which she refused treatment.
  • Died on August 01, 1987.

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    Pola Negri

    Polish actress and singer (1897–1987)

    Pola Negri (; born Barbara Apolonia Chałupiec[a][apɔˈlɔɲaxaˈwupʲɛt͡s];[b] 3 January 1897[c] – 1 August 1987) was a Polish stage and film actress and singer. She achieved worldwide fame during the silent and golden eras of Hollywood and European film for her tragedienne and femme fatale roles. She was also acknowledged as a sex symbol of her time.[12]

    Raised in the Congress Kingdom of Poland, Negri's childhood was marked by several personal hardships: After her father was sent to Siberia, she was raised by her single mother in poverty, and suffered tuberculosis as a teenager. Negri recovered, and went on to study ballet and acting in Warsaw, Poland, becoming a well-known stage actress there. In 1917, she relocated to Germany, where she began appearing in silent films for the Berlin-based UFA studio. Her film performances for UFA came to the attention of Hollywood executives at Pa

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    Pola Negri: Life Is a Dream in Cinema

    2006 American film

    Pola Negri: Life is a Dream in Cinema is a feature-length biographical documentary film by Polish-American director Mariusz Kotowski released in 2006. The film chronicles the life of Polishsilent film actress Pola Negri, as told by those who knew her and those who have studied her life and films.

    The documentary is the first directorial work of Polish-born director Mariusz Kotowski. Kotowski had previously worked as a dancer and dance choreographer,[1] and invested three years of work and a considerable personal fortune into producing the Pola Negri: Life is a Dream in Cinema documentary.[2] He has gone on to direct the Holocaust filmEsther's Diary (2010, originally released as Forgiveness [2008]), which featured a lead character built strongly on Pola Negri,[3] and the erotic psychological thriller Deeper and Deeper (2009) starring David Lago (The Young and the Restless).&#

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