12 Facts About Helena Modrzejewska

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Helena Modrzejewska, known professionally as Helena Modjeska, was a Polish actress who specialized in Shakespearean and tragic roles.

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Helena Modrzejewska is regarded as the greatest actress in the history of theatre in Poland.

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3.

Helena Modrzejewska's mother was Jozefa Benda, the widow of a prosperous Krakow merchant, Szymon Benda.

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4.

Helena Modrzejewska had a younger sister, Josephine, and several half-brothers from Jozefa's first marriage.

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5.

Helena Modrzejewska discovered many years later that they had not been legally married, because he was still married to his first wife when they wed.

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6.

Later that year Helena Modrzejewska left Zimajer, taking their son Rudolf, and returning to Krakow.

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7.

Helena Modrzejewska was a member of the Pacific Coast Women's Press Association.

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8.

Helena Modrzejewska was seen by theatrical agent Harry J Sargent who signed her for a tour on the east coast where she made her New York debut.

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9.

Helena Modrzejewska then spent three years abroad, mainly in London, attempting to improve her English, before returning to the stage in America.

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10.

Helena Modrzejewska's remains were sent to Krakow to be buried in the family plot at the Rakowicki Cemetery.

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11.

Helena Modrzejewska's son, Rudolf Modrzejewski, was a civil engineer who gained fame as a designer of bridges.

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12.

Helena Modrzejewska was the Polish interpreter of the more prominent plays by Ernest Legouve, Alexandre Dumas, pere and fils, Emile Augier, Alfred de Musset, Octave Feuillet and Victorien Sardou.

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