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Mary Johnson (actress)
Mary Johnson (born Astrid Maria Carlsson; 11 May 1896 – 15 May 1975) was a Swedish film actress of the silent era. Biography Astrid Maria Carlsson was born in Fors parish, Södermanland, Sweden. She debuted in the 1910s in the theater company of director Karin Swanström (1873–1942). In 1914, together with her first husband Karl Gerhard Johnson (1891–1964), she went to the Nya Teatern in Gothenburg acting under the direction of theatre manager Hjalmar Selander (1859–1928). During the 1920s, she moved to Berlin and appeared as a leading lady in a number of German films. In 1932, she married German film actor, Rudolf Klein-Rogge (1885–1955). She died at Brännkyrka and was buried in the memorial grove of Skogskyrkogården in Stockholm. Selected filmography * '' Sir Arne's Treasure'' (1919) * '' Robinson i skärgården'' (1920) * ''A Fortune Hunter'' (1921) * '' Johan Ulfstjerna'' (1923) * '' The Voice of the Heart'' (1924) * '' The Telephone Operator'' (192 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Södermanland
Södermanland ( or ), locally Sörmland, sometimes referred to under its Latin form ''Sudermannia'' or ''Sudermania'', is a historical province or ''landskap'' on the south eastern coast of Sweden. It borders Östergötland, Närke, Västmanland and Uppland. It is also bounded by lake Mälaren and the Baltic Sea. Södermanland means "(The) Land of the Southern Men", where the "southern men" (''södermännen'') were the people living south of Uppland. Administration The traditional provinces of Sweden serve no administrative or political purposes, but are historical and cultural entities. There is a corresponding administrative Södermanland County. However, the bulk of the population is within Stockholm County. Heraldry The coat of arms was granted in 1560. The arms is represented with a ducal coronet. Blazon: "Or, a Griffin rampant Sable beaked, langued, membered and armed Gules." The same CoA was granted for the county in 1940. Geography Södermanland is situated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johan Ulfstjerna (1923 Film)
''Johan Ulfstjerna'' is a 1923 Swedish silent drama film directed by John W. Brunius and starring Ivan Hedqvist, Anna Olin and Mary Johnson.Sadoul p.32 It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director Vilhelm Bryde. It was based on the 1907 play ''Johan Ulfstjerna'' by Tor Hedberg, which was later remade as a 1936 sound film of the same title. Synopsis The film takes place in Helsinki at the turn of the twentieth century when an underground resistance movement attempts to liberate Finland from the Russian Empire. Cast * Ivan Hedqvist as John Ulfstjerna * Anna Olin as Adelaide Ulfstjerna * Einar Hanson as Helge Ulfstjerna * Mary Johnson as Agda * John Ekman as Governor * Rudolf Wendbladh as Reback * Albion Örtengren as Mr. Gauvin * Ernst Brunman as Police Officer * Anton De Verdier as Conspirator * Bengt Djurberg as Conspirator * Olle Hilding as Conspirator * Berta Hillberg as Maid * Gösta Hillberg a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Film Actresses
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1975 Deaths
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1896 Births
Events January–March * January 2 – The Jameson Raid comes to an end, as Jameson surrenders to the Boers. * January 4 – Utah is admitted as the 45th U.S. state. * January 5 – An Austrian newspaper reports that Wilhelm Röntgen has discovered a type of radiation (later known as X-rays). * January 6 – Cecil Rhodes is forced to resign as Prime Minister of the Cape of Good Hope, for his involvement in the Jameson Raid. * January 7 – American culinary expert Fannie Farmer publishes her first cookbook. * January 12 – H. L. Smith takes the first X-ray photograph. * January 17 – Fourth Anglo-Ashanti War: British redcoats enter the Ashanti capital, Kumasi, and Asantehene Agyeman Prempeh I is deposed. * January 18 – The X-ray machine is exhibited for the first time. * January 28 – Walter Arnold, of East Peckham, Kent, England, is fined 1 shilling for speeding at (exceeding the contemporary speed limit of , the first spee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sex In Chains
''Sex in Chains'' (german: Geschlecht in Fesseln – Die Sexualnot der Strafgefangenen) is a 1928 silent film directed by William Dieterle. Plot The film opens with Franz Sommer (Dieterle) and his newlywed wife, Helene ( Mary Johnson). They are going through hard times, and Sommer is without steady employment, partly due to his honest-to-a-fault nature. Helene takes a job selling cigars and cigarettes at a restaurant. When a patron advances on Helene and ignores Sommer's warning to leave her alone, Sommer pushes him away. He falls and hits his head, dying some days later. Sommer is arrested and sentenced to three years in prison. Sommer is kept in a large cell with four other people, one of whom, Steinau (Gunnar Tolnæs), is soon acquitted and promises Sommer to help his wife while he's incarcerated. This he does by giving her a better job at his business and offering her his friendship while they both work to get Sommer out. For much of the remainder of the film, the men's sex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Life's Circus
''Life's Circus'' (German: ''Manege'') is a 1928 German silent drama film directed by Max Reichmann and starring Raimondo Van Riel, Ernst Van Duren and Kurt Gerron.Bock & Bergfelder p.156 It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by Leopold Blonder. It was made by the German branch of First National Pictures and premiered at the Marmorhaus in Germany's capital city. Cast * Raimondo Van Riel as Gaston Flamingo *Ernst Van Duren as Ralf Flamingo * Kurt Gerron as Bela Garay * Lucie Höflich as Seine Frau * Mary Johnson as Eve Garay * Valerie Boothby as Frau im Nordexpress * Valy Arnheim as Der Stallmeister * Alexander Murski Alexander Alexandrovich Murski ( Russian: Александр Александрович Мурский) (1 November 1869 – April 1943) was a Saint Petersburg, Russian-born German actor. Murski died in 1943 in Toulouse, Midi-Pyrénées, Fra ... as Der Direktor References Bibliography * Bock, Hans-Mic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artists (1928 Film)
''Artists'' (german: Artisten) is a 1928 German silent film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Gyula Szőreghy, Anton Edthofer, and John Mylong John Mylong (September 27, 1892 – September 8, 1975), also known as Jack Mylong-Münz, born Adolf Heinrich Münz, was an Austrian actor who later settled in the United States. Selected filmography * ''Der heilige Hass, 1. Teil'' (1921) - Rabo .... Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1928 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Géza von Bolváry Circus films Films with screenplays by Franz Schulz German black-and-white films {{Germany-silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caught In Berlin's Underworld
''Caught in Berlin's Underworld'' (German: ''Die Ausgestoßenen'') is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Martin Berger and starring Fritz Kortner, Maly Delschaft and Hans Stüwe.Grange p.268 Cast * Fritz Kortner as Lord * Maly Delschaft as Frau Nadt * Hans Stüwe as Nadt / Dr. Themal * Mary Johnson as Hilde Maroff * Julia Serda as Maroffs Frau * Rudolf Lettinger as Maroff * Luigi Serventi as Graf Egglio * Andreas Behrens-Klausen as Gefangener * Johanna Hofer as Frau des Gefangenen * Heinrich George Georg August Friedrich Hermann Schulz (9 October 1893 – 25 September 1946), better known as Heinrich George (), was a German stage and film actor. Career Weimar Republic George is noted for having spooked the young Bertolt Brecht in his first ... References Bibliography * Grange, William. ''Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic''. Scarecrow Press, 2008. External links * 1927 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Martin Ber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Strange Case Of Captain Ramper
''The Strange Case of Captain Ramper'' (German: ''Ramper, der Tiermensch'') is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Max Reichmann and starring Paul Wegener, Mary Johnson and Max Schreck.Giesen p.262 It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Leopold Blonder. It was distributed by the German subsidiary of First National Pictures. Unlike many silent films which are now lost, copies of this still survive. Cast * Paul Wegener as Kapitän Ramper * Mary Johnson as Tony * Hugo Döblin as Doktor * Georg Guertler as Freddy * Camillo Kossuth as Charles Ipling * Max Schreck * Hermann Vallentin Hermann Vallentin (24 May 1872 – 18 September 1945) was a German actor. Biography Hermann Vallentin was born in Berlin in 1872. He was the son of a Jewish timber merchant and factory owner, Felix Vallentin. He was the older brother of actress ... as Barbazin References Bibliography * Giesen, Rolf. ''Nazi Propaganda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The House Of Lies (1926 Film)
''The House of Lies'' (german: Das Haus der Lüge) is a 1926 German silent drama film directed by Lupu Pick and starring Werner Krauss, Mary Johnson and Lucie Höflich. It is an adaptation of Ibsen's 1884 play ''The Wild Duck''.Bock & Bergfelder p. 362 The film's art direction was by Albin Grau Albin Grau (December 22, 1884 in Leipzig-Schönefeld – March 27, 1971) was a German artist, architect and occultist, and the producer and production designer for F.W. Murnau's ''Nosferatu'' (1922). He was largely responsible for the look and .... Cast References Bibliography * Hans-Michael Bock and Tim Bergfelder. ''The Concise Cinegraph: An Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books. External links * 1926 films German historical drama films 1920s historical drama films UFA GmbH films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Lupu Pick German films based on plays Films based on works by Henrik Ibsen Films set in Norway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Attorney Jordan (1926 Film)
''State Attorney Jordan'' (german: Staatsanwalt Jordan) is a 1926 German silent film directed by Karl Gerhardt and starring Hans Mierendorff, Hedwig Pauly-Winterstein, and Paul Henckels.Grange p. 242 It was shot at the Weissensee Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Ernst Schütte and Erich Zander. It premiered at Berlin's Marmorhaus The Marmorhaus (English: Marble House) is a former cinema located on the Kurfürstendamm in Berlin. Opened in 1913, it takes its name from a large marble façade. Designed by the architect Hugo Pál, the walls of the foyer and auditorium were dec .... Cast See also * ''State Attorney Jordan'' (1919 film) References Bibliography * External links * 1926 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Karl Gerhardt Remakes of German films German black-and-white films Films based on German novels Films produced by Joe May Phoebus Film films 1920s German films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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