Title supplied by cataloger. Pola Negri (1897-1987) was a Polish stage and film actress and singer who achieved worldwide fame during the silent and golden eras of Hollywood and European film. Negri signed with Paramount in 1922, making her the first European actress in history to be contracted in Hollywood, and spent the 1920s working in the United States appearing in numerous films for Paramount, establishing herself as one of the most popular actresses in American silent film. In the 1930s, during the emergence of sound film, Negri returned to Europe where she appeared in multiple films and also began a career as a recording artist. She made only two films after 1940 and spent her later life largely outside the public sphere. Pola Negri became a U.S. citizen in 1951 and spent the remainder of her life living in San Antonio, Texas, where she died of pneumonia secondary to a brain tumor for which she refused treatment, in 1987, aged 90. View of actress Poli Negri standing at the edge of a lily pond and either pointing at something, or possibly feeding the fish, as her image is reflected in the pond. Negri is wearing a white hat, pearl necklace, and a black and white dress with rosettes at the waist. The location is unknown. Photograph circa 1925.
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image
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1 negative : safety ; 25 x 20 cm. Photographic safety negatives
Negri, Pola,--1897-1987 Motion picture actors and actresses Celebrities Women Gardens Ponds Water lilies Reflections Trees Plants Shrubs Lawns Pearl jewelry Dresses Hats Los Angeles (Calif.)
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