Birgit Rosengren (November 27, 1912 – October 6, 2011) was a

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born in Stockholm, and most active from the 1930s to the early 1960s. Rosengren made her film debut in 1934's ''Flickorna från Gamla Sta'n'', directed by

Schamyl Bauman Magnus Schamyl Bauman (4 December 1893 – 28 February 1966) was a Swedish film director (in 1931-57). Born in Vimmerby, Småland. First studied law and modern languages at Uppsala University. In 1917 he began to work with translating text l ...

. She was widowed twice. Her first husband was actor and

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Elof Ahrle Elof Ahrle (21 January 1900 – 3 June 1965) was a Swedish actor and film director. He appeared in 80 films between 1920 and 1960. He also directed ten films between 1942 and 1950. He was married to actress Birgit Rosengren (1912-2011). Select ...

, who died in 1965. Her second husband was Swedish actor Eric Gustafson. She lived in retirement at her home in

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. She remained active, giving a full

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to the Swedish newspaper, ''

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'', shortly before her 98th birthday in 2010. Her closest friends included

Lasse Lönndahl Lars Gunnar "Lasse" Lönndahl (; 19 August 1928 – 26 December 2022) was a Swedish singer and actor. He was considered the most well-known Swedish singer of the 1950s and 1960s with nicknames including "The Swedish Frank Sinatra" and "World's O ...

and Göte Wilhelmsson. Rosengren died from complications of a fracture on October 6, 2011, at the age of 98.

Filmography

* ''

The Women Around Larsson ''The Women Around Larsson'' (Swedish: ''Kvinnorna kring Larsson'') is a 1934 Swedish drama film directed by Schamyl Bauman and starring Edvard Persson, Gideon Wahlberg and Katie Rolfsen.Larsson & Marklund p.127 It was shot at the Sundbyberg Studi ...

'' (1934) * '' Flickorna från Gamla Sta'n'' (1934) * '' Flickor på fabrik'' (1935) * '' Larsson i andra giftet'' (1935) *'' The Quartet That Split Up'' (1936) *'' Skicka hem Nr. 7'' (1937) * '' En sjöman går iland'' (1937) * '' Kloka gubben'' (1938) * '' Wanted'' (1939) * '' Åh, en så'n advokat'' (1940) * '' Lillebror och jag'' (1940) * '' Uppåt igen'' (1941) * ''

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'' (1945) * '' Sextetten Karlsson'' (1945) * '' Skådetennis'' (1945) * '' Åke klarar biffen'' (1952) * ''

My Passionate Longing ''My Passionate Longing'' (Swedish: ''Het är min längtan'') is a 1956 Swedish drama film directed by Bengt Logardt and starring Margit Carlqvist, Alf Kjellin and Karl-Arne Holmsten.Qvist & Von Bagh p.97 It was shot at the Sundbyberg Studios of ...

'' (1956) * '' Gäst hos bagaren'' (1958) * '' Här kommer Petter'' (1963) *'' I frid och värdighet'' (1979)

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