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Paula Valenska

Paula Valenska, Czech actress (died 1994)

Born
July 2, 1922
Died
September 26, 1994
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1922

About Paula Valenska

Paula Valenska (2 July 1922 – 26 September 1994) was a Czech actress noted for her roles in 1940s films. After appearing in several films in her native Czechoslovakia she went to Britain to star in two films produced by Anatole de Grunwald. Valenska graduated from the Musical and Dramatic Conservatory in Prague. She married Joseph Rehka Zdenek in Beverly Hills, California in August 1962, and applied for U.S. citizenship the following year. In 1966, it was reported by the Los Angeles Times that the couple were breeding Arabian horses. In June 1980, Valenska was then working as a real estate agent in Camarillo, California. She died in Ventura, California on 26 September 1994, at the age of 72.

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The world when Paula Valenska was born

Paula Valenska was born in 1922. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1922

  • #1 song"Chicago" – Fred Fisher
  • Top movieNosferatu
  • Best-selling bookUlysses – James Joyce

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentGene Sarazen wins the U.S. Open at age 20
  • Top headlineMussolini marches on Rome and seizes power in Italy
  • Technology milestoneBBC begins radio broadcasts
  • Defining fadCrossword puzzles
  • Notable inventionWater skiing invented in Minnesota
  • World population1.90 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWarren G. Harding
  • Sports championNew York Giants (World Series)
  • U.S. population110.0M

1922 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Paula Valenska's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19222026
Gas$0.25$3.45/gal
Average home$5,600$435,000
Average income$3,270$67,500
Movie ticket$0.15$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population110.0M341 million

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