Died 1921-12-21.
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Gabriela Zapolska
Maria Gabriela Stefania Korwin-Piotrowska (1857–1921), known as Gabriela Zapolska, was a Polish novelist, playwright, naturalist writer, feuilletonist, theatre critic and stage actress. Zapolska wrote 41 plays, 23 novels, 177 short stories, 252 works of journalism, one film script, and over 1,500 letters.
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culture · Polish writer (1857-1921) · translator · playwright · journalist · stage actor · writer · opinion journalist · novelist · theatre critic · actor · also Gabriela Zapolska, Walery Tomicki, Józef Maskoff, Jozef Maskoff, Maryja, Marya
Born 30 March 1857 · Died 21 December 1921 · Q454870
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1921· 11 entries
“Flirty – trywialna odmiana kokieterii.”
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“Każda kobieta to fortepian – tylko trzeba umieć grać.”
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“Kawałek białego ciała! Oto wszystko, czego pragną mężczyźni.”
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“Kobieta jest złem, z którym żyć nie można, a bez którego żyć także nie można.”
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“Najpracowitsza maszyna odmawia chwilami posłuszeństwa.”
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“Pobłażać, nie znaczy wychowywać.”
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“Są kobiety, które aby zatuszować swoje krzywe nogi, noszą bardzo duże dekolty.”
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“Słowami pieści się kobietę stokroć czulej niż gestem.”
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“Tylko głupcy się nie zmieniają.”
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“Bo zgodziłam się z życiem i kradnę to, co jest najmilszego. To jest szczyt mądrości.”
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1915· 1 entry
After Lwów was captured by the Russian Army, she ran a small confectionery
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1904· 1 entry
Moved to Lwów and married a painter, Stanisław Janowski
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1902· 1 entry
Zapolska ran a drama school in Kraków and the Gabriela Zapolska Independent Theatre was founded later
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1889· 1 entry
Zapolska moved to Paris in hopes of an artistic career
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1882· 1 entry
Became a professional actress in the Kraków theatre, and assumed the pseudonym of Gabriela Zapolska
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1881· 1 entry
Zapolska became pregnant by an out-of-wedlock relationship and left her family
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1876· 1 entry
Was forced by her family to marry a Polish lieutenant in the Tsarist guard, Konstanty Śnieżko-Błocki, but soon left him and divorced in 1888
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1857· 1 entry
Born 1857-03-30.
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