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Frida Winnerstrand
Karolina Alfrida ("Frida") Winnerstrand, ''née Kumlin'' (23 January 1881 – 1 December 1943) was a Swedish actress. Biography Born in Lövsta, Järfälla, Stockholm, Frida Winnerstrand made her debut 1896 in the Anna Lundbergs Theatre Company and later studied acting at the Royal Dramatic Theatre's acting school (Dramatens elevskola) in Stockholm 1900-1901. Later she joined the Hillberg Company (1901–02) and the Selander Company (1902–03) on tour. Performed at Albert Ranft's theatre, old Östermalmsteatern 1903, at the Swedish Theatre 1904 and from 1905-19 at Vasateatern. From 1919 to her death in 1943 she worked at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm where some of her most notable parts were as Lady Chiltern in Oscar Wildes ''An Ideal Husband'' (1919), Adelaide i play ''Johan Ulfstjerna'', Julia Swedenhielm in Hjalmar Bergmans ''Swedenhielms'' (1925), Essie Miller in Eugene O'Neills ''Ah, Wilderness!'' (1935–36), Mrs Heyst in Strindbergs ''Easter'' and as Mor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hjalmar Bergman
Hjalmar Fredrik Elgérus Bergman (19 September 1883 in Örebro, Sweden – 1 January 1931 in Berlin, Germany) was a Swedish writer and playwright. Biography The son of a banker in Örebro, Bergman briefly studied philosophy at Uppsala University but soon broke off his studies and took up the life of a free writer. He married Stina Lindberg, the daughter of actor and stage producer August Lindberg and Augusta Lindberg, and sister of Per Lindberg. Up to his father's death in 1915 Bergman was heavily sponsored by the family patriarch; after the old man died from a stroke it turned out that the family business had become highly indebted and Bergman was forced to start making money out of his writing and court readers in a more outgoing and more entertaining manner. He rose to the challenge and in the following ten years reached the peak of his work. Much of his output takes place in a small town in mid-Sweden, which is growing into a parallel universe in a Balzacian manner. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Film Actresses
Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by the Swedish language * Swedish people or Swedes, persons with a Swedish ancestral or ethnic identity ** A national or citizen of Sweden, see demographics of Sweden ** Culture of Sweden * Swedish cuisine See also * * Swedish Church (other) * Swedish Institute (other) * Swedish invasion (other) * Swedish Open (other) Swedish Open is a tennis tournament. Swedish Open may also refer to: *Swedish Open (badminton) * Swedish Open (table tennis) *Swedish Open (squash) *Swedish Open (darts) The Swedish Open is a darts tournament established in 1969, held in Malmà ... {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Stage Actresses
Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by the Swedish language * Swedish people or Swedes, persons with a Swedish ancestral or ethnic identity ** A national or citizen of Sweden, see demographics of Sweden ** Culture of Sweden * Swedish cuisine See also * * Swedish Church (other) * Swedish Institute (other) * Swedish invasion (other) * Swedish Open (other) Swedish Open is a tennis tournament. Swedish Open may also refer to: *Swedish Open (badminton) * Swedish Open (table tennis) *Swedish Open (squash) *Swedish Open (darts) The Swedish Open is a darts tournament established in 1969, held in Malmà ... {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1943 Deaths
Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Soviet Union announces that 22 German divisions have been encircled at Stalingrad, with 175,000 killed and 137,650 captured. * January 4 – WWII: Greek-Polish athlete and saboteur Jerzy Iwanow-Szajnowicz is executed by the Germans at Kaisariani. * January 11 ** The United States and United Kingdom revise previously unequal treaty relationships with the Republic of China (1912–1949), Republic of China. ** Italian-American anarchist Carlo Tresca is assassinated in New York City. * January 13 – Anti-Nazi protests in Sofia result in 200 arrests and 36 executions. * January 14 – January 24, 24 – WWII: Casablanca Conference: Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States; Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom; and Generals Charles de Gaulle and Henri Giraud of the Free French forces meet secretly at the Anfa Hotel in Casablanca, Morocco, to plan the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1881 Births
Events January–March * January 1– 24 – Siege of Geok Tepe: Russian troops under General Mikhail Skobelev defeat the Turkomans. * January 13 – War of the Pacific – Battle of San Juan and Chorrillos: The Chilean army defeats Peruvian forces. * January 15 – War of the Pacific – Battle of Miraflores: The Chileans take Lima, capital of Peru, after defeating its second line of defense in Miraflores. * January 24 – William Edward Forster, chief secretary for Ireland, introduces his Coercion Bill, which temporarily suspends habeas corpus so that those people suspected of committing an offence can be detained without trial; it goes through a long debate before it is accepted February 2. * January 25 – Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell form the Oriental Telephone Company. * February 13 – The first issue of the feminist newspaper ''La Citoyenne'' is published by Hubertine Auclert. * February 16 – The Canad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bjorck Family
''The Bjorck Family'' (Swedish: ''Familjen Björck'') is a 1940 Swedish comedy film directed by Anders Henrikson and starring Olof Winnerstrand, Frida Winnerstrand and Birgitta Arman.Qvist & Von Bagh p.110 It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director Arthur Spjuth. It was based on a radio show of the same name that ran from 1936 to 1943. Synopsis The Björck family are a respectable middle-class Stockholm household. However the daughter Greta is showing interest in an unsuitable boyfriend while ignoring a more clean-cut suitor while her father is being pursued by the seductive Astrid Holten. Cast * Olof Winnerstrand as Ingeniör Björck * Frida Winnerstrand as Fru Björck * Birgitta Arman as Greta, deras dotter * Åke Johansson as Ville, deras son * Margit Manstad as Astrid Holten * Carin Swensson as Hulda * Gull Natorp as Tant Inga * Carl-Axel Hallgren as Bertil * Ulf Westman as Börje Schack * Carl-Gunna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thunder And Lightning (1938 Film)
''Thunder and Lightning'' (Swedish: ''Blixt och dunder'') is a 1938 Swedish comedy film directed by Anders Henrikson and starring Olof Winnerstrand, Nils Wahlbom and Frida Winnerstrand. It is an adaptation of the 1929 novel ''Summer Lightning'' by P.G. Wodehouse.Qvist & von Bagh p.85 The film's art direction was by Arne Åkermark. Cast * Olof Winnerstrand as Magnus Gabriel Hägerskiöld * Nils Wahlbom as Pontus Hägerskiöld * Frida Winnerstrand as Charlotta Hägerskiöld * Åke Söderblom as Claes-Ferdinande Hägerskiöld * Marianne Aminoff as Inga * Hasse Ekman as Bertil Bendix * Sickan Carlsson as Pyret Hanson * Eric Abrahamsson as Head Waiter Härman * Torsten Winge as Axel Hjalmar Stencloo * Weyler Hildebrand as Charlie Blomberg * Alice Babs as Flower Girl * Julia Cæsar as Telegraph operator * Emil Fjellström as Andersson * Nils Dahlgren as Head waiter at Savoy * David Erikson as Driver * Georg Fernqvist as Waiter at Savoy * Åke Grönberg as Chuck ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adventure (1936 Film)
''Adventure'' (Swedish: ''Äventyret'') is a 1936 Swedish drama film directed by Per-Axel Branner and starring Karin Swanström, Tutta Rolf and Olof Winnerstrand.Krawc p.368 It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm and on location in Täby. The film's sets were designed by the art director Arne Åkermark. It is based on 1913 play ''The Beautiful Adventure'' by Gaston Arman de Caillavet, Robert de Flers and Étienne Rey, adapted several times into films including the later 1942 French production '' The Beautiful Adventure''. Plot summary Cast * Karin Swanström as von Bohren * Tutta Rolf as Heléne von Bohren * Olof Winnerstrand as Count Knut Lagercrona * Elsa Carlsson as Countess Lagercrona * Håkan Westergren as Karl Henrik Lagercrona * Sture Lagerwall as Sebastian Lavenius * Frida Winnerstrand as von Ackerman * Irma Christenson as Daisy * Elsa Ebbesen as Tilda * Hjördis Petterson as Four times married wife * Astrid Bodin as Lagercronas husa * Carl Browallius ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pauline Brunius
Pauline Brunius, née ''Emma Maria Pauline Lindstedt'' (10 February 1881 in Stockholm – 30 March 1954 in Stockholm) was a Swedish stage and film actor, screenwriter and film and theatre director. She was the managing director of the Royal Dramatic Theatre from 1938 to 1948. Biography Born in 1881, Brunius became a ballet student in 1891, but ended her ballet studies in favor of spoken drama. She was engaged at the theatre Olympiateatern in 1902. Jointly with her spouse ( John W. Brunius) and colleague, Gösta Ekman (senior), she was the managing director of the theatre Oscarsteatern in 1926–1932. In 1938, she was engaged as the managing director of the Royal Dramatic Theatre. Married 1909–1935 with actor John W. Brunius. She was the mother of actress Anne-Marie Brunius and actor Palle Brunius. Selected filmography *'' Thora van Deken'' (1920) *''Gyurkovicsarna'' (1920) * ''A Wild Bird'' (1921) * ''The Eyes of Love'' (1922) *''The Blizzard'' (1923) *''Charles XII'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selma Lagerlöf
Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf (, , ; 20 November 1858 – 16 March 1940) was a Swedish author. She published her first novel, ''Gösta Berling's Saga'', at the age of 33. She was the first woman to win the 1909 Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Prize in Literature, which she was awarded in 1909. Additionally, she was the first woman to be granted a membership in the Swedish Academy in 1914. Life Early years Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf was born on 20 November 1858 at Mårbacka, Värmland, Union between Sweden and Norway, Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway. Lagerlöf was the daughter of Erik Gustaf Lagerlöf, a lieutenant in the Royal Värmland Regiment, and Louise Lagerlöf (''née'' Wallroth), whose father was a well-to-do merchant and a foundry owner (). Lagerlöf was the couple's fifth child out of six. She was born with a Hip dysplasia (human), hip injury, which was caused by detachment in the hip joint. At the age of three and a half, a sickness left her lame in both legs, alt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
August Strindberg
Johan August Strindberg (, ; 22 January 184914 May 1912) was a Swedish playwright, novelist, poet, essayist and painter.Lane (1998), 1040. A prolific writer who often drew directly on his personal experience, Strindberg wrote more than sixty plays and more than thirty works of fiction, autobiography, history, cultural analysis, and politics during his career, which spanned four decades. A bold experimenter and iconoclast throughout, he explored a wide range of dramatic methods and purposes, from naturalistic tragedy, monodrama, and history plays, to his anticipations of expressionist and surrealist dramatic techniques. From his earliest work, Strindberg developed innovative forms of dramatic action, language, and visual composition. He is considered the "father" of modern Swedish literature and his '' The Red Room'' (1879) has frequently been described as the first modern Swedish novel. In Sweden, Strindberg is known as an essayist, painter, poet, and especially as a novelist an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
