Mary Johnson (actress)
Mary Johnson (1896–1975) was a Swedish film actress of the silent era.[1] [2]
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| Born | Astrid Maria Carlsson 11 May 1896 Södermanland, Sweden |
| Died | 15 May 1975 (aged 89) Brännkyrka, Sweden |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1913-1931 (film) |
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). [3] 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).[4] [5]
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. [6]
Selected filmography
- Sir Arne's Treasure (1919)
- The Voice of the Heart (1924)
- The Telephone Operator (1925)
- Dagfin (1926)
- State Attorney Jordan (1926)
- The House of Lies (1926)
- The Strange Case of Captain Ramper (1927)
- Caught in Berlin's Underworld (1927)
- Artists (1928)
- Life's Circus (1928)
- Sex in Chains (1928)
References
- Parrill p.353
- "Mary Johnson". queersilents.com. Archived from the original on October 8, 2007. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
- "Karin Swanström". Svensk Filmdatabas. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
- "Karl E G Gerhard". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
- Claes Rosenqvist. "Hjalmar Selander". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
- "Rudolf Klein-Rogge". leninimports.com. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
Bibliography
- Kwiatkowski, Aleksander. Swedish Film Classics. Courier Dover Publications, 2013.
- William B. Parrill. European Silent Films on Video: A Critical Guide. McFarland, 2006.
Further reading
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