Helena Modjeska
Helena Modrzejewska (Polish pronunciation: [mɔdʐɛˈjɛfska]; born Jadwiga Benda, (12 October 1840 – 8 April 1909), known professionally as Helena Modjeska, was a Polish actress. She was known for performing many Shakespearean plays.[1] Modjeska was born in Kraków, Poland.
Modjeska died on 8 April 1909 in Newport Beach, California from Bright's disease at the age of 68.
Helena Modjeska Media
Modrzejewska as Adam Kazanowski in The Court of Prince Władysław, 1867
Modrzejewska in Alexandre Dumas, fils', Camille, 1878
Helena Modrzejewska. Portrait by Tadeusz Ajdukiewicz, 1880.
Modjeska in her garden at Arden in Modjeska Canyon, California
Modjeska as Mary, Queen of Scots, in Maria Stuart, 1886
References
- ↑ Guide to the Ellen K. Lee Collection on Helena Modjeska and Orange County. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.
Other websites
- Guide to the Helena Modjeska Collection. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.
- Madam Modjeska scrapbooks, 1877-1898, held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
- Heroines of the Modern Stage p. 52 by Forrest Izard c.1915
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