Siv Ericks, real name Siv Gustava Essy-Ehsing, was a Swedish actress who performed in 66 Swedish films over a 53-year career.
Flight of the Eagle is a Swedish biographical drama film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 26 August 1982, directed by Jan Troell, based on Per Olof Sundman's 1967 novelization of the true story of S. A. Andrée's Arctic balloon expedition of 1897, an ill-fated effort to reach the North Pole in which all three expedition members perished. The film stars Max von Sydow as S.A. Andrée, Sverre Anker Ousdal as Knut Frænkel and Göran Stangertz as Nils Strindberg. Dutch-Swedish songwriter Cornelis Vreeswijk plays the role of the journalist Lundström.
Among Gnomes and Trolls, is a popular Swedish folklore and fairy tales annual and children's fairy tale anthology published since 1907. One of the most noted of the early illustrators is artist John Bauer.
Georg Fredrik Johansson (J:son) Karlin was the founder of the Kulturen open-air museum in Lund, Sweden.
Gurli Ewerlund was a Swedish freestyle swimmer who won a bronze medal in 4×100 m freestyle relay at the 1924 Summer Olympics, along with Aina Berg, Wivan Pettersson and Hjördis Töpel. She also competed in the individual 100 m and 400 m events, but failed to reach the finals.
Wivan Pettersson was a Swedish swimmer. She won a bronze medal in 4 × 100 m freestyle relay at the 1924 Summer Olympics, along with Aina Berg, Gurli Ewerlund and Hjördis Töpel. Individually she finished fourth in the 200 m breaststroke and failed to reach the 100 m freestyle final. In 1925 she set two Swedish records in the 200 m breaststroke.
Zelma Carolina Esolinda Hedin née Bergnéhr was a Swedish stage actress. She was an elite actress of the Royal Dramatic Theatre, where she belonged to the star actors in the mid 19th-century. She was also known as Zelma Bergnéhr, Zelma Kinmansson and Zelma Bergmansson.
Aaberg or Åberg is a surname of Swedish origin. People with this surname include:
The Strike is a 1914 Swedish silent drama film directed by Victor Sjöström.
Carl Gustaf Bernhard was a Swedish physician, neurophysiologist and academic.He was married all his life to Gurli Lemon-Bernhard, operasinger and soprano. Together they had four children: Carl Johan, Pontus, Per and Blenda.
Alicia Amanda Vikander is a Swedish actress. She is the recipient of such accolades as an Academy Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, and has further been nominated for two Golden Globes and three BAFTA Awards.
Events from the year 1922 in Sweden
Swedish American of the Year (SAY) / Årets Svensk Amerikan is an annual award program of the Vasa Order of America which is run by the two Sweden District Lodges - District 19 and District 20.
Events from the year 1843 in Sweden
Calla Curman, née Lundström (1850–1935), was a Swedish writer, salon-holder and feminist. She was the founder of Stångehuvud nature reserve (1925), ladies' club Nya Idun (1885), which was the female equivalent of the all-male cultural club Sällskapet Idun, and a board member of a number of societies, notably Friends of Handicraft in 1880–1904, and the Swedish Dress Reform Society. During the 1880s and 1890s, she hosted De Curmanska mottagningarna, a well-known literary salon.
Gurli Put Vo, also known as Dead Old Mans Pond, Koli-pat-vooka, or Kolipatvooka, is a populated place situated in Pima County, Arizona. The official name became Gurli Put Vo in 1941 in a decision by the Board on Geographic Names. It has an estimated elevation of 2,018 feet (615 m) above sea level.
Kai Gullmar, , was a Swedish composer, musician, singer and actress. Gullmar wrote music for more than 40 films between 1937 and 1960.
Ane Gurli Linder née Peterson (1865–1947) was a Swedish writer and feminist who was active in Stockholm's social life in the late 19th century when she also encouraged women to become more directly involved in culture. A strong supporter of libraries and reading, she later played an important role in pioneering the promotion and development of children's literature.
Gurli Johanna Carolina Åberg, was a Swedish stage actress.
Swedish Dress Reform Association was a Swedish women's association, active from 1886 to 1903. It was a part of the Victorian dress reform, and worked to reform women's dress toward a more healthy and comfortable one, including abolishing the corset. The movement attracted a lot of attention and achieved some success during its duration, such as making corsets unfashionable among school girls.
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