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Seventh Heaven (1956 Film)
''Seventh Heaven'' (Swedish: ''Sjunde himlen'') is a 1956 Sweden, Swedish comedy film directed by Hasse Ekman and starring Sickan Carlsson, Ekman and Gunnar Björnstrand.Nordic National Cinemas p.187 It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director P.A. Lundgren. It was followed by a sequel ''Heaven and Pancake'' in 1959. Plot summary Willy Lorens is a successful radio idol with the hit series "Seventh Heaven". But the amount of fan mail and attention eventually becomes too much for Lorens, who suffers a minor collapse. He is taken to hospital where he meets Dr. Lovisa Sundelius, virtually the only woman in Sweden who does not admire the radio idol. In fact she despises him. Since the program still has to air, according to the radio company, Lorens gets a vitamin injection and gets to broadcast the program from his hospital bed. Dr. Sundelius checks upon her patient, and to help him she improvise a part in the show, but does it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hasse Ekman
Hasse Ekman (born Hans Gösta Ekman; 10September 191515February 2004) was a Swedish director, actor, writer and Film producer, producer for film director, film, Theatre director, stage and television director, television. Biography Hasse Ekman is probably Sweden's most successful and critically acclaimed film director from the period after Victor Sjöström, Sjöström and Mauritz Stiller, Stiller and prior to Ingmar Bergman, peaking between the mid-1940s and 1950. He was greatly influenced by filmmaker Orson Welles and also by episodic-films. His most successful film as a director is often said to be the 1950 film ''Flicka och hyacinter'' (Girl with Hyacinths), a crime/mystery drama about a young woman committing suicide by hanging herself in her apartment. His 1957 film ''Summer Place Wanted'' was entered into the 1st Moscow International Film Festival. Hasse Ekman is part of the prominent "Ekman acting family" in Sweden: He was the son of Swedish star actor Gösta Ekman (sen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inga Gill
Inga Gill (2 May 1925 – 18 October 2000) was a Swedish film actress. She was born in Stockholm and died there in 2000, aged 75, following a thrombosis. Selected filmography * ''Affairs of a Model'' (1946) - Waitress at Gyldene Tunnan (uncredited) * ''Woman Without a Face'' (1947) - Signe (uncredited) * ''Lars Hård'' (1948) - Maid (uncredited) * ''Thirst'' (1949) - Lady at Hotel (uncredited) * ''Miss Julie'' (1951) - Viola * ''We Three Debutantes'' (1953) - Dancer * '' Time of Desire'' (1954) - Ella * ''The Vicious Breed'' (1954) - Mammie * ''Mord, lilla vän'' (1955) - Mrs. Nygren * ''Dreams'' (1955) - Shop assistant at bakery (uncredited) * ''Friarannonsen'' (1955) - Stina * ''Girls Without Rooms'' (1956) - Agneta * '' Seventh Heaven'' (1956) - Fröken Jonasson, sångtrion Varhulta Sisters * ''Sju vackra flickor'' (1956) - Mr. Rosander's secretary * ''Lille Fridolf och jag'' (1956) - Maggan * ''The Seventh Seal'' (1957) - Lisa, blacksmith's wife * ''Johan på Snippen tar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lars Egge
Lars is a common male name in Scandinavian countries. Origin ''Lars'' means "from the city of Laurentum". Lars is derived from the Latin name Laurentius, which means "from Laurentum" or "crowned with laurel". A homonymous Etruscan name was borne by several Etruscan kings, and later used as a last name by the Roman Lartia family. The etymology of the Etruscan name is unknown. People *Lars (bishop), 13th-century Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden *Lars Kristian Abrahamsen (1855–1921), Norwegian politician *Lars Ahlfors (1907–1996), Finnish Fields Medal recipient *Lars Amble (1939–2015), Swedish actor and director *Lars Herminius Aquilinus, ancient Roman consul *Lars Bak (born 1980), Danish road bicycle racer *Lars Bak (computer programmer) (born 1965), Danish computer programmer *Lars Bender (born 1989), German footballer *Lars Christensen (1884–1965), Norwegian shipowner, whaling magnate and philanthropist *Lars Magnus Ericsson (1846–1926), Swedish inventor * Lars Eriksson, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elsa Ebbesen
Elsa Ebbesen (7 July 1890 – 21 December 1977) was a Swedish stage actress, stage and film actress.Paietta p.139 A character actress she appeared in Swedish films and later television programmes over the course of several decades. Selected filmography * ''House Slaves (1923 film), House Slaves'' (1923) * ''Ulla, My Ulla'' (1930) * ''Adventure (1936 film), Adventure'' (1936) * ''Emilie Högquist (film), Emilie Högquist'' (1939) * ''The Crazy Family (1940 film), The Crazy Family'' (1940) * ''The Three of Us (1940 film), The Three of Us'' (1940) * ''The Fight Continues'' (1941) * ''Goransson's Boy'' (1941) * ''Only a Woman (1941 film), Only a Woman'' (1941) * ''Första divisionen'' (1941) * ''Goransson's Boy'' (1941) * ''Lucky Young Lady'' (1941) * ''Katrina (1943 film), Katrina'' (1943) * ''Prince Gustaf (film), Prince Gustaf'' (1944) * ''The People of Hemsö (1944 film), The People of Hemsö'' (1944) * ''The Bells of the Old Town'' (1946) * ''Crime in the Sun'' (1947) * ''Dynamit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helga Brofeldt
Helga Brofeldt (1881–1968) was a Swedish film actress.Wright p.21 She appeared alongside John Elfström as his wife in several of the Åsa-Nisse series of comedy films. Selected filmography * '' A Perfect Gentleman'' (1927) * '' The Realm of the Rye'' (1929) * '' Say It with Music'' (1929) * ''His Life's Match'' (1932) * '' Black Roses'' (1932) * ''International Match'' (1932) * '' The Southsiders'' (1932) * ''Marriageable Daughters'' (1933) * ''What Do Men Know?'' (1933) * '' Andersson's Kalle'' (1934) * ''Our Boy'' (1936) * '' Hotel Paradise'' (1937) * ''The People of Bergslagen'' (1937) * '' Good Friends and Faithful Neighbours'' (1938) * '' Bashful Anton'' (1940) * ''Lasse-Maja'' (1941) * '' The Talk of the Town'' (1941) * ''The Case of Ingegerd Bremssen'' (1942) * ''We House Slaves'' (1942) * ''The Brothers' Woman'' (1943) * ''Blizzard'' (1944) *''Widower Jarl'' (1945) * ''The Night Watchman's Wife'' (1947) * ''Sven Tusan'' (1949) * ''Bohus Battalion'' (1949) * ''Åsa-Nisse' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astrid Bodin
Astrid Bodin (10 July 1903 – 20 October 1961) was a Swedish actress who appeared in over 120 films. Born on 10 July 1903 in Österunda, Sweden, she began her film-acting career with a small role in 1933's ''Djurgårdsnätter'', starring Erik Berglund and Anne-Marie Brunius. She appeared mostly in smaller roles, many times un-credited. Her final performance was as an unnamed woman in Börje Nyberg's ''Svenska Floyd'' (1961), which was released on her 58th birthday, 10 July 1961. She died on 20 October 1961 in the Kungsholms area of Stockholm, Sweden, at the age of 58. Filmography (Per Internet Movie Database) * ''Flickorna från Gamla sta'n'' (1933) * ''Hon eller ingen'' (1934) * ''Man's Way with Women'' (1934) * ''The Song to Her'' (1934) * ''Close Relations (1935 film), Close Relations'' (1935) * ''Adventure (1936 film), Adventure'' (1936) * ''Conscientious Objector Adolf'' (1936) * ''Our Boy'' (1936) * ''Raggen'' (1936) * ''South of the Highway'' (1936) * ''Med folket för f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunnel Wadner
Gunnel may refer to: * Gunnel (fish), a family of elongated fish * Gunnel (ship element), also known as "gunwale", the top edge of the side of a boat * USS ''Gunnel'' (SS-253), a ''Gato''-class submarine * Gunnel Channel, Antarctica People with the given name Gunnel: * Gunnel André (born 1946), Swedish theologian * Gunnel Fred (born 1955), Swedish actress * Gunnel Gummeson (born 1930), Swedish teacher, central figure in a famous case of disappearance * Gunnel Johansson (1922–2013), Swedish gymnast who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics * Gunnel Jonäng (1921–2008), Swedish politician * Gunnel Lindblom (born 1931), Swedish actress * Gunnel Linde (1924–2014), Swedish writer * Gunnel Pettersson (born 1960), Swedish artist * Gunnel Vallquist Gunnel Vallquist (19 June 1918 – 11 January 2016) was a Swedish writer and translator. Born in Stockholm, Vallquist was elected a member of the Swedish Academy in 1982. Vallquist was a member of the Catholic Church and wrote severa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Von Baumgarten
Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Aleksander and Aleksandr. Related names and diminutives include Iskandar, Alec, Alek, Alex, Alexandre, Aleks, Aleksa and Sander; feminine forms include Alexandra, Alexandria, and Sasha. Etymology The name ''Alexander'' originates from the (; 'defending men' or 'protector of men'). It is a compound of the verb (; 'to ward off, avert, defend') and the noun (, genitive: , ; meaning 'man'). It is an example of the widespread motif of Greek names expressing "battle-prowess", in this case the ability to withstand or push back an enemy battle line. The earliest attested form of the name, is the Mycenaean Greek feminine anthroponym , , (/Alexandra/), written in the Linear B syllabic script. Alaksandu, alternatively called ''Alakasandu'' or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solveig Svensson
Solveig (, ) is a female given name of Old Norse origin. It is most common in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Iceland, and it is also somewhat common in Germany and France. Etymology The name consists of two parts, where both parts have different theorized origins. * Sol- ** Old Norse ''salr'' "house, hall, home" ** Old Norse ''sól'' "sun" ** Old Norse ''sölr'' "sun-coloured, yellow" * -veig ** Old Norse ''veig'' "strength" ** Old Norse ''víg'' "battle" ** Old Norse ''vígja'' "to butt" ** Old Norse ''väg'' "way" Versions Generally speaking, the most common version is Solveig. However, alternative versions are used in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Germany, Latvia, and on the Faroe Islands, and to some extent in France. ;Norwegian, Swedish, and Danish: * Solveig * Sólveig * Solvej * Solvei * Solveij * Solveg ;Icelandic: * Solveig * Sólveig ;Latvian and Lithuanian: * Solveiga ;German and French: * Solveig In fiction Solveig is a central character in the play ''Peer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doreen Denning
Doreen may refer to: *Doreen (name), a woman's name, usually found in English-speaking countries *Doreen (given name), any of several people In arts and entertainment Fictional characters *Doreen Corkhill, on the British soap opera ''Brookside'' *Doreen Fenwick, on the British soap opera ''Coronation Street'' *Doreen Green, known as Squirrel Girl, in comic books published by Marvel Comics *Doreen Lostock, on the British soap opera ''Coronation Street'' *Doreen, the female protagonist in ''The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke'' (1915) and its sequels, including ''Doreen'' (1917), by C.J. Dennis *Doreen, the sister of Masa and Mune in the video game series ''Chrono Trigger'' *Doreen, the wife of James Honeyman in ''James Honeyman'' by W.H. Auden *Doreen Anderson, prisoner on the Australian drama series ''Wentworth'' Songs * "Doreen", on the 1981 Frank Zappa album ''You Are What You Is'' * "Doreen", on the 1993 Half Man Half Biscuit album ''This Leaden Pall'' * "Doreen", on the 2010 Ace ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
