Jaga Juno
Polish actress (1900–1944) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jaga Juno (1900 – 22 March 1944) was a Polish actress.[1] She was active in theatre and film in the early 1920s. During the German occupation of Poland, Juno was a Gestapo informant; in a raid by the Home Army in 1943, her husband Kazimierz Junosza-Stępowski was killed while trying to protect her.[2] In March 1944, returning to her apartment after a period of refuge, she was shot and killed by Home Army members.[1][2]
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Jaga Juno | |
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Born | 1900 (1900) |
Died | 22 March 1944(1944-03-22) (aged 43–44) Warsaw, German-occupied Poland |
Cause of death | Execution by shooting |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1920s |
Relatives | Kazimierz Junosza-Stępowski (husband) |
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