Pola
Negri was born in Janowa, Austria-Hungary,
on 31st December, 1894. Educated at the Imperial Academy of Dramatic
Arts, Warsaw, she moved to Germany where
she became a leading stage actress.
Negri emigrated to to the United States in 1923 and was a successful
star in Hollywood until the arrival of sound exposed her strong accent.
Her films included The Cheat (1923),
The Spanish Dancer (1923), The
Charmer (1925), A
Woman of the World (1925), Good
and Naughty (1926) and Barbed
Wire (1927). Pola Negri died in San Antonio, Texas, on
1st August, 1987.
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