As a teenager in the early 1970s, Tony Villecco saw a photo of Polish actress Pola Negri in a book of silent-film stars, and he instantly felt drawn to her. Maybe it was her exotic and beautiful ...

Many birthdays exist for Pola, but records in Poland indicate 1894, not the oft-quoted 1897 or her claimed 1899 ("last day of the century.") Hitler was a big fan, and Pola traveled to Germany in the ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. From the silent era, we have Negri, a European-born sensation who ...