Ina Benita

Ina Bernita
Born Janina Ferow-Bułhak
(1912-02-01)February 1, 1912
Kiev, Ukraine
Died August, 1944 (aged 32)
Warsaw, Poland
Cause of death Died in the Warsaw Uprising
Occupation Actress
Years active 19311944
Spouse(s) Jerzy Dal-Atan
(m. 1931; div. 1933)
Stanislaw Lipinski
(m. 1938)
Children Tadeusz Michał (8 April 1944–August 1944)

Ina Benita (1 February 1912 - August 1944) was a popular Jewish-Polish actress of the interwar period. She was born Janina Ferow-Bułhak in Kiev, Ukraine, then part of the Russian Empire.[1]

In 1920 the future actress and her family moved to the Second Polish Republic. Some time in the late 1920's, Benita left for Paris and graduated from the Sacré Cœur School. After returning to Poland, she continued her education in Warsaw. Ina debuted on stage on 29 August 1931, with the Warsaw Theatre group “Nowy Ananas” (Literally "New Pineapple"), in the show Paradise for Men (“Raj dla mężczyzn”). One year later she debuted in Ryszard Briske’s film Puszcza. From then on she performed mainly in movies. Benita, however, also appeared on stage, mostly in Warsaw’s revues, such as Cyrulik Warszawski (1937), Wielka Rewia (1938–39), and Ali Baba (since spring 1939).[2][3]

During World War II Benita played in German-sponsored theaters, which resulted in allegations of collaboration with the Nazis. Sometime in 1943 she began a relationship with an Austrian Wehrmacht officer (his name remains unknown), with whom she left for Vienna. In early 1944 the officer was called to Warsaw and their affair came to light. Both he and Benita were accused of "Rassenschande" - action against racial purity - for which he was sent to the Eastern Front. The pregnant Benita returned to Warsaw and was sent to the Pawiak Prison. There she gave birth to a son, Tadeusz Michał, on 8 April 1944.[4]

Released on 31 July 1944 with her newborn baby, Benita was last seen during the Warsaw Uprising in August 1944. She and Tadeusz allegedly went down a sewage canal and drowned. However, the exact date and place of her death remain undetermined.[5]

Filmography

References

  1. "Ina Benita" (in Polish). FilmPolski. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  2. "Ina Benita" (in Polish). FilmPolski. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  3. "Ina Benita" (in Polish). FilmWeb. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  4. "Ina Benita" (in Polish). FilmPolski. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  5. "Ina Benita" (in Polish). FilmPolski. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  6. "Love Conquers Everything (1936)". IMDB. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  7. "Ina Benita Filmography". IMDB. Retrieved 19 March 2016.

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