Hanka Ordonówna or Ordonka (born Maria Anna Pietruszyńska; 4 August 1902 in Warsaw – 8 September 1950 in Beirut) was a Polish singer, dancer and actress.[1] She began her career at the age of 16 in a Warsaw cabaret named Sfinks and then the theater Wesoły Ul in Lublin under the stage name Anna Ordon.[2] singing hits still popular today: "O mój rozmarynie", "Rozkwitały pęki białych róż", and "Ułani, ułani".
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Born | Maria Anna Pietruszyńska (1902-08-04)4 August 1902 Warsaw, Kingdom of Poland |
Died | 8 September 1950(1950-09-08) (aged 47) Beirut, Lebanon |
Resting place | Powązki Cemetery |
Occupation | Actress, singer |
Years active | 1918–1939 |
Spouse | Count Michał Tyszkiewicz
(m. 1931) |
When this cabaret closed, Hanka Ordonówna moved to Warsaw and worked at the cabaret Miraż, where she was spoted by Fryderyk Jarosy, director of the Warsaw cabaret Qui Pro Quo; it was under his guidance that she became a star, recording "Miłość ci wszystko wybaczy" (song by Henryk Wars and Julian Tuwim) in the 1933 movie Szpieg w masce (A Masked Spy). Another hit was Marian Hemar'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.[2]
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