Xena Longenová (3 August 1891 – 23 May 1928), born Polyxena Marková, was a Czechoslovak actress, best known on the Prague stage. She also made one silent film, ''Prach a broky'' (1926).
Early life
Polyxena Marková was born in
Strakonice
Strakonice (; german: Strakonitz) is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 22,000 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
Strakonice is made up of town parts of Strakonice I and Strakonice II, and villages of Dražejov, ...
, the daughter of actor Antonín Marek (1862-1938), and the sister of actors Vladimir and Adolf Marek.
Career
Longenová was a popular stage actress, often appearing with her actor husband in Prague cabarets, but also in Paris, Berlin, Brno, and Ljubljana. She created the lead role in her husband's adaptation of
Egon Erwin Kisch
Egon Erwin Kisch (29 April 1885 – 31 March 1948) was an Austrian and Czechoslovak writer and journalist, who wrote in German. He styled himself ''Der Rasende Reporter'' (The Raging Reporter) for his countless travels to the far corners of the g ...
's ''The Ascension of Tonka Šibenice''. She appeared in one silent film, a comedy, ''Prach a broky'' (1926, now lost).
Personal life
She married writer, artist, and actor
Emil Artur Longen (born Emil Pitterman) in 1910.
Longenová, unhappy in her marriage and using cocaine and morphine, died by suicide in 1928, aged 36 years, in Prague.
Her niece was actress Heda Marková.
E. A. Longen wrote a novel based on his wife's story, ''The Actress.'' Franta Sauer wrote a biography of the Longens, ''Emil Artur Longen a Xena'' (1936).
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1891 births
1928 deaths
Czechoslovak actresses
People from Strakonice
1928 suicides
Suicides in Czechoslovakia