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Smed
Smed is a Danish occupational surname meaning "metalsmith, smith". Notable people with this surname include: * Esben Smed (b. 1984), Danish actor * Lis Smed (1914–1944), Danish actress * Peer Smed (1878–1943), Danish-American silversmith {{surname Danish-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lis Smed
Elly Elisa Sørensen Smed (27 November 1914 – 24 November 1944) was a Danish film and stage actress. At 19, she made her debut in ''Den lille Butik'' at Det Ny Teater in Copenhagen. Among her most successful films were ''Thummelumsen'' (1941) and ''Biskoppen'' (1944). As a result of trying to reduce weight, she died of eating disorders when she was only 30, a month after she had performed to full houses at Folketeatret in William Saroyan's '' Livet er jo dejligt''. Early life Born on 27 November 1914 in Horsens, Elly Elisa Smed Sørensen was the daughter of the electricity works manager Jørgen Sørensen Smed and his wife Johanne Pouline née Hansen. When she was 17 she moved to Copenhagen where she received basic training in ballet and in acting under Viggo Friederichsen (1875–1940) but she was above all naturally talented as an actress. Career When she was 19 she made a sensational debut in August 1934 at Copenhagen's Det Ny Teater in the Viennese comedy ''Den lille Butik'' t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peer Smed
Peer Smed (1878 – November 17, 1943) was a Danish-American silversmith and metalworker, active in New York City. Smed was born as Peer Schmidt in Copenhagen, where he trained with the royal silversmiths as a peer to Georg Jensen. In 1903 he immigrated to the United States, where he opened a gold chasing business on Maiden Lane in New York City. He remained in New York until 1907, then returned to Denmark, but in 1909 moved again to Brooklyn where he established his workshop at 176 Johnson Street. There he produced handcrafted silver and metalwork until late in his life when he moved to 30 Irving Place in New York City. His New York Times obituary described him "as a gold carver, a silversmith and as a designer of iron grilles," but he also worked in copper and bronze, and even ivory. In addition, he acted as an industrial designer for Tiffany & Co. and the International Silver Company. He also created the flatware and holloware for the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in 1932, working with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esben Smed
Esben Smed (born 13 July 1984) is a Danish actor. He is best known for his roles in the films '' Sommeren '92'' (2015), '' A Fortunate Man'' (2018), and '' Daniel'' (2019), as well as the television series '' Follow the Money'' (2016–2019). Filmography Television Film Awards and nominations References External links * 1984 births Living people Danish male film actors Danish male stage actors Danish male television actors People from Odder Municipality {{Denmark-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metalsmith
A metalsmith or simply smith is a craftsperson fashioning useful items (for example, tools, kitchenware, tableware, jewelry, armor and weapons) out of various metals. Smithing is one of the oldest list of metalworking occupations, metalworking occupations. Shaping metal with a hammer (forging) is the archetypical component of smithing. Often the hammering is done while the metal is hot, having been heated in a forge. Smithing can also involve the other aspects of metalworking, such as refining metals from their ores (traditionally done by smelting), casting it into shapes (foundry, founding), and file (tool), filing to shape and size. The prevalence of metalworking in the culture of recent centuries has led ''Smith (surname), Smith'' and its equivalents in various languages to be a common surname#Occupational name, occupational surname (German Schmidt (surname), Schmidt or Schmied, Portuguese Ferreiro, Ferreira (surname), Ferreira, French Lefèvre, Spanish Herrero, Italian Fabbr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
