Helenka Pantaleoni
Helen Tradusa "Helenka" Adamowska–Pantaleoni (November 22, 1900 - January 5, 1987) was an American silent film actress and humanitarian who was the founding director of the U.S. Committee for UNICEF, a role that she held for 25 years. Pantaleoni was the daughter of Polish musicians Jozef (July 4, 1862 – May 8, 1930) and Antonina (née Szumanowska) Adamowski (born February 22, 1868, Lublin, Poland – died August 18, 1938, Rumson, New Jersey). After studying piano in Poland Antonina became the only known female pupil of Ignacy Paderewski in Paris between 1890 and 1895, when she left for the United States. Josef was a cellist and a member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Antonina, Jozef, and Jozef's brother Tymoteusz (aka Timothee), made up the Adamowski Trio. Helenka's mother was also the sister of Helena (Helene), the second wife of Polish pianist and diplomat Ignacy Paderewski.
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| Birth date | November 22, 1900 |
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| Birth name | Helen Tradusa Adamowska |
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| Date of death | January 05, 1987 |
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