Pola Negri Hollywood's first femme fatale
Mariusz Kotowski (Author)
Introduction -- Early years in Poland -- The move to Berlin -- With Lubitsch in Germany -- Postwar Berlin -- Switzerland to Paris to New York -- Coming to Hollywood -- Paramount Pictures, 1922 -- Engagement to Chaplin -- Gloria Swanson -- Paramount Pictures, 1923-1924 -- Forbidden paradise -- Becoming a star -- Finding Valentino -- Losing Valentino -- Paramount Pictures, 1927 -- Princess Mdivani -- Working in Europe -- First talkie -- Return to UFA -- Escape from Germany -- Life with Margaret West -- Final days. Pola Negri (1897--1987) rose from an impoverished childhood in Warsaw, Poland, to become one of early Hollywood's greatest stars. After tuberculosis ended her career as a ballerina in 1912, she turned to acting and worked under legendary directors Max Reinhardt and Ernst Lubitsch in Germany. Negri preceded Lubitsch to Hollywood, where she quickly became a fan favorite thanks to her beauty, talent, and diva personality. Known for her alluring sexuality and biting artistic edge, she starred in more than sixty films and defined the image of the cinematic femme fatale
Print Book, English, 2014
The University Press of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, 2014