Today is the birthday of Pola Negri (Apolonia ChaÅ‚upiec, 1897-1987). Polish born, she originally trained as a dancer until illness compelled her to focus instead on the dramatic arts. Success on the Polish stage and screen led to work in Berlin and collaborations with Max Reinhardt and Ernst Lubitsch, which inevitably led to Hollywood in […]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 08:25AM on January 3, 2014