Zdjęcia z prywatnego archiwum Adolfa Dymszy

11th November of 1918 - the Polish independence day; 9 actresses, some fondly remembered, some forgotten, some born in the depths of Poland, others in places that are long time not inside our borders, some that remember the times when Poland didn’t exist, some that became famous just a few years before 1939, some that made it into Hollywood movies, others that stayed despite numerous offers, some descendants of rich and noble families, some daughters of common people, some that were persecuted for their jewish ancestry, others humiliated for being Poles, some that escaped Poland but lived through the hell of immigration, others that stayed among the nazis and lived a dangerous life, some that never came back to acting after 1945, others that found themselves in the post war theatre reality. 9 actresses, 9 different stories in the sea of 27 million people (as of 1921) and their stories. But one thing that connects all is that we all share the same flag. 🇵🇱

1. Hanka Ordonówna, born in Warsaw 1902, died in Beirut, Liban 1950

2. Helena Makowska, born in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine 1893, died in Rome, Italy 1964

3. Pola Negri, born in Lipno 1897, died in San Antonio, USA 1987

4. Stanisława Wysocka, born in Warsaw 1877, died in Warsaw 1941

5. Stanisława Engelówna, born in Warsaw 1908, died in Szczecin 1958

6. Helena Modrzejewska, born in Kraków 1840, died in Newport Beach, USA 1909

7. Nora Ney, born in Sielachowskie 1906, died in Enincitas, USA 2003

8. Barbara Orwid, born in Lviv, Ukraine 1909, died in Warsaw 1998