Helena Modjeska's Death
Born (Birthday) October 12, 1840
Death Date April 8, 1909
Age of Death 68 years
Cause of Death Bright's Disease
Profession Stage Actress
The stage actress Helena Modjeska died at the age of 68. Here is all you want to know, and more!
Biography - A Short Wiki
Remembered for her acclaimed work in theatrical productions of Shakespeare’s Othello, Romeo & Juliet, Richard III, and Hamlet; Ibsen’s A Doll’s House; and Schiller’s Maria Stuart, this late nineteenth-century stage actress performed for many years at the Polish National Theatre and later appeared at San Francisco’s California Theatre.
Her marriages to Gustav Modrzejewski and Count Karol Bozenta Chlapowski both ended in divorce. Her first marriage produced a son, Rudolf (Ralph) Modrzejewski, who became a prominent civil engineer.