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Stanisława Umińska

Stanisława Umińska (17 November 1901 – 25 December 1977) was a Polish theatre actress. Stanisława Umińska was born in Warsaw, in early 1920s she was considered one of the rising stars of the Polish theatre, but in 1924 in Paris, France, she shot dead her dying fiance, artist Jan Żyznowski, upon his request as an act of euthanasia. Set free by the French court, she became a nurse and a nun in Poland.

Stanisława Umińska

Name
Stanisława Umińska
Born
17 November 1901
Birthplace
Warsaw, Congress Poland
Died
25 December 1977
Place of death
Niegów, Polish People's Republic
Nationality
Poland
Occupation
actress · nurse
Languages
Polish

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Stanisława Umińska (17 November 1901 – 25 December 1977) was a Polish theatre actress. Stanisława Umińska was born in Warsaw, in early 1920s she was considered one of the rising stars of the Polish theatre, but in 1924 in Paris, France, she shot dead her dying fiance, artist Jan Żyznowski, upon his request as an act of euthanasia. Set free by the French court, she became a nurse and a nun in Poland.

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