Pola Illéry

Pola Illéry
Pola Illéry, c. before 1940s
Born Paula Iliescu
[1][2] December 18, 1909[3]
Corabia, Romania
Died October 19, 1993(1993-10-19) (aged 83)[4] or February 15, 2012(2012-02-15) (aged 103)[1]
Palos Verdes, California, U.S.
Occupation Actress, singer
Years active 1928–1938
Spouse(s) Charles Greiner (his death)
James E. Gibson

Paula Iliescu Gibson ( 18 December, 1909[5] – 19 October, 1993) professionally known as Pola Illery, was a Romanian-born French actress and singer. She appeared in silent film and talkie films, and was best known of her portrayal of vamps.

Career

Born into a middle-class Jewish family in Corabia, Romania as Paula Iliescu, she changed her name to "Pola" in tribute to the Polish-born actress Pola Negri.[1] Illéry appeared in a few French films in the 1920s and 1930s. She made her movie debut as the lead in René Clair's musical comedy Under the Roofs of Paris (1930). She also played the lead in Parada Paramount, the Romanian-language version of Paramount on Parade (1930), which was made in Paris by Paramount Pictures. She is believed to have made her last film appearance's in 1938.

Illéry married American Air Corps Major Charles Greiner (1914-1947)[6] during World War II and moved to the United States with him on May 26, 1946[7] The marriage only lasted a few months before he was killed in an accident. She worked for the Red Cross as a nurse during the war and became an American citizen in 1946. She later married James Gibson and the couple moved to Palos Verdes, California, where Illéry lived for the rest of her life.[8]

Death

In 2012, a obituary was published in The Daily Telegraph in London.[1]

Selected filmography

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Pola Illéry, who has died at Scranton, Pennsylvania, aged 103, was the last known leading lady of the silent film era". telegraph.co.uk. The Telegraph UK. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Frumoasele actrite romance din epoca de aur a cinematografiei. Pola Illéry". Retrieved May 13, 2017.
  3. ↑ Pola Illéry, einer der letzten Stars des Stummfilms
  4. ↑ Viaţa fabuloasă a ultimei dive din filmele mute. Cum a înnebunit bărbaţii românca Pola Illery, considerată cea mai sexy femeie în anii `20
  5. ↑ Naturalization papers. "Ancestry.com".
  6. ↑ Birth death of maj Charles Greiner. "Ancestry.com".
  7. ↑ 1946 passenger list for Paula Greiner. "Ancestry.com".
  8. ↑ "Spotlight on nostalgia". The Independent. October 8, 1973. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
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