Madama Ganna Walska
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Birth Name: Hanna Puacz
Born: 24 June 1887 Died: 2 March 1984
Country of origin: Poland
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Madama Ganna Walska was born on June 24, 1887 in Poland as Hanna Puacz. She was an actress, known for The Child of Destiny (1916). She was married to Harold McCormick, Doctor Fraenkel and Theos Bernard. She died on March 2, 1984 in Santa Barbara, California, USA.
An (allegedly terrible) opera singer. Orson Welles claimed that the character of Susan Alexander in Citizen Kane (1941) was partly inspired by her heavily promoted, but unsuccessful, singing career.
She was the creator of the non-profit botanical garden Lotusland in Montecito, California.
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1. The Child of Destiny (1916)
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