Petter Lindström

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Petter Lindstrom (left), with Ingrid Bergman (right) Petter Lindstrom & Ingrid Bergman 1940s.jpg
Petter Lindström (left), with Ingrid Bergman (right)

Petter Lindström (March 1, 1907 – May 24, 2000) [1] was a Swedish-American neurosurgeon known for his marriage to actress Ingrid Bergman, which ended in divorce due to her affair with filmmaker Roberto Rossellini. [2] [3]

Biography

Lindström was born in Stöde. [2] [4] He earned dental and medical degrees at the Heidelberg University and the Leipzig University. [5]

Lindström met Bergman in Stockholm in 1933. [1] They married in 1937 and had a daughter Pia. [2] He moved to the United States, where he earned a medical degree from the University of Rochester in 1943. [2] He eventually became a U.S. citizen. [3] [4] [5]

In 1950, Lindström's marriage to Bergman ended in divorce due to her bearing Rossellini's illegitimate son, Roberto. [5] [6]

In 1954, Lindström married Agnes Ronavec and they had four children: Karl, Peter, Michael and Brita. [1] [2] [5]

Lindström taught neurosurgery at the University of California, Los Angeles. [6] [7] He also taught medicine at the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Utah. [1] From 1955 to 1964 he was chief of neurosurgery at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Salt Lake City, [2] and from 1964 to 1978 he held his own practice in San Francisco. [6] [7]

Lindström died on May 24, 2000, at the age of 93 in Sonoma, California. [2] [4] [5] [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Bergan, Ronald (16 June 2000). "Petter Lindstrom". The Guardian . Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Saxon, Wolfgang (9 June 2000). "Petter Lindstrom, 93, Surgeon and Bergman's Spouse in '50 Scandal". The New York Times . Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  3. 1 2 Los Angeles Times (31 May 2000). "Dr. Petter Lindstrom". San Francisco Gate . Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 Los Angeles Times (1 June 2000). "P. LINDSTROM, INGRID BERGMAN'S EX". Sun-Sentinel . Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Oliver, Myrna (31 May 2000). "Petter Lindstrom; Abandoned by Ingrid Bergman". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Dr. Petter Lindstrom Dies at 93". Associated Press. 31 May 2000. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  7. 1 2 Variety staff (5 June 2000). "Petter Lindstrom". Variety . Retrieved 7 August 2020.
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