Hanka Ordonówna or Ordonka (born Maria Anna Pietruszyńska; 4 August 1902 in

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– 8 September 1950 in

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) was a Polish singer, dancer and actress.

Life

She began her career at the age of 16 in a Warsaw

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named Sfinks and then the theater Wesoły Ul (''Merry Hive'') in Lublin under the stage name Anna Ordon, invented by her fellow actor friend Karol Hanusz. There she was singing hits still popular today: "O mój rozmarynie" (''Oh My Rosemary''), "Rozkwitały pęki białych róż" (''White Rosebuds Were Blooming''), and "Ułani, ułani" (''

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s, Uhlans''). When this cabaret closed, Hanka Ordonówna moved to Warsaw and worked at the cabaret Miraż, where she was spotted by

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, director of the Warsaw cabaret Qui Pro Quo; it was under his guidance that she became a star, recording "Miłość ci wszystko wybaczy" (''Love Will Forgive You Everything'', song by Henryk Wars and

Julian Tuwim Julian Tuwim (13 September 1894 – 27 December 1953), known also under the pseudonym Oldlen as a lyricist, was a Jewish-Polish poet, born in Łódź, then part of the Russian Partition. He was educated in Łódź and in Warsaw where he studied ...

) in the 1933 movie ''Szpieg w masce'' (''A Masked Spy''). Another hit was

Marian Hemar Marian Hemar (1901–1972), born Marian Hescheles (other pen names: Jan Mariański, and Marian Wallenrod), was a Polish poet, journalist, playwright, comedy writer, and songwriter. Hemar himself stated that before the outbreak of World War II he ...

's ''Jakieś małe nic'' (''Some Little Nothing''), 1934. In 1931, she married Count Michał Tyszkiewicz, who wrote many of her songs. Though a Countess, she continued to perform on a cabaret stage, and even rode a horse in a circus revue. She developed lung disease, which plagued her for the rest of her life. She died in 1950 in Beirut.

Selected filmography

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'' (1927)

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1902 births 1950 deaths Polish stage actresses Polish film actresses Polish silent film actresses 20th-century Polish actresses Actresses from Warsaw Musicians from Warsaw Polish cabaret performers 20th-century Polish women singers 20th-century Polish comedians {{Poland-singer-stub

Life

Selected filmography

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