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Jessie Wessel
''Jessie'' Nilsina Wessel (13 April 1894 – 23 August 1948) was a Swedish actress. Biography Wessel studied at the Dramaten's school from 1914 to 1916, and made her debut during this period as Bertha in '' The Father''. In 1928, she married the director and art collector Fritz H. Eriksson. She is buried in the Bromma cemetery in Stockholm County. Filmography * 1920: ''Gyurkovicsarna'' * 1920: ''Thora van Deken'' * 1921: ''Högre ändamål'' * 1921: ''Vallfarten till Kevlaar'' * 1923: ''Hälsingar'' * 1924: ''Flickan från Paradiset ''Flickan från Paradiset'' (''"The girl from paradise"'') is a 1924 Swedish drama film directed by Theodor Berthels. Synopsis Torkel Gudmundson is the proud owner of a beautiful farm, called Paradise. His wife Hilda, however, longs to move bac ...'' * 1925: ''Två konungar'' * 1928: ''Stormens barn'' * 1928: '' The Poetry of Ådalen'' * 1930: ''Hjärtats röst'' External links * https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0921806/ References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linköping
Linköping () is a city in southern Sweden, with around 105,000 inhabitants as of 2021. It is the seat of Linköping Municipality and the capital of Östergötland County. Linköping is also the episcopal see of the Diocese of Linköping (Church of Sweden) and is well known for its cathedral. Linköping is the center of an old cultural region and celebrated its 700th anniversary in 1987. Dominating the city's skyline from afar is the steeple of the cathedral, Domkyrka. Nowadays, Linköping is known for its university and its high-technology industry. Linköping wants to create a sustainable development of the city and therefore plans to become a carbon-neutral community by 2025. Located on the Östergötland Plain, Linköping is closely linked to Norrköping, roughly to the east, near the sea. History The city is possibly named after the '' Lionga ting'' assembly which according to Medieval Scandinavian laws was the most important thing in Östergötland. Exact l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Poetry Of Ådalen (1928 Film)
''The Poetry of Ådalen'' (Swedish: ''Ådalens poesi'') is a 1928 Swedish silent drama film directed by Theodor Berthels and starring Mathias Taube, Hilda Borgström and Jessie Wessel.Gustafsson p.93 It was later remade into a 1947 film of the same title. Cast * Mathias Taube as Ortorpsfar * Hilda Borgström as Markus hustru * Jessie Wessel as Sago-Gunnel * Einar Axelsson as Greger Anner * Eric Laurent as Ingvar * Alf Sjöberg as Gunvard * Solveig Hedengran as Ingjerd, Ingvars dotter som vuxen * Allan Egnell as Sigge Alm, skald * Joel Jansson Joel Jansson (10 July 1924 to 15 February 2018) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden. Speedway career Jansson reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1958 Individual Speedway World Championship. He rode ... as Dräng på Ortorpsgården * Theodor Berthels as Präst * Mats Sjödin as Ingjerd som treåring References Bibliography * Gustafsson, Tommy . ''Masculinity in the Golden Age ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Stage Actresses
Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by the Swedish language * Swedish people or Swedes, persons with a Swedish ancestral or ethnic identity ** A national or citizen of Sweden, see demographics of Sweden The demography of Sweden is monitored by the ''Statistiska centralbyrån'' (Statistics Sweden). Sweden's population was 10,481,937 (May 2022), making it the 15th-most populous country in Europe after Czech Republic, the 10th-most populous m ... ** Culture of Sweden * Swedish cuisine See also * * Swedish Church (other) * Swedish Institute (other) * Swedish invasion (other) * Swedish Open (other) {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1948 Deaths
Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect. ** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British Railways. * January 4 – Burma gains its independence from the United Kingdom, becoming an independent republic, named the ''Union of Burma'', with Sao Shwe Thaik as its first President, and U Nu its first Prime Minister. * January 5 ** Warner Brothers shows the first color newsreel (''Tournament of Roses Parade'' and the ''Rose Bowl Game''). ** The first Kinsey Reports, Kinsey Report, ''Sexual Behavior in the Human Male'', is published in the United States. * January 7 – Mantell UFO incident: Kentucky Air National Guard pilot Thomas Mantell crashes while in pursuit of an unidentified flying object. * January 12 – Mahatma Gandhi begins his fast-unto-death in Delhi, to stop communal violence during the Partition of India. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1894 Births
Events January–March * January 4 – A military alliance is established between the French Third Republic and the Russian Empire. * January 7 – William Kennedy Dickson receives a patent for motion picture film in the United States. * January 9 – New England Telephone and Telegraph installs the first battery-operated telephone switchboard, in Lexington, Massachusetts. * February 12 ** French anarchist Émile Henry sets off a bomb in a Paris café, killing one person and wounding twenty. ** The barque ''Elisabeth Rickmers'' of Bremerhaven is wrecked at Haurvig, Denmark, but all crew and passengers are saved. * February 15 ** In Korea, peasant unrest erupts in the Donghak Peasant Revolution, a massive revolt of followers of the Donghak movement. Both China and Japan send military forces, claiming to come to the ruling Joseon dynasty government's aid. ** At 04:51 GMT, French anarchist Martial Bourdin dies of an accidental detonation of his own ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flickan Från Paradiset
''Flickan från Paradiset'' (''"The girl from paradise"'') is a 1924 Swedish drama film directed by Theodor Berthels. Synopsis Torkel Gudmundson is the proud owner of a beautiful farm, called Paradise. His wife Hilda, however, longs to move back to the city, and Ruterberg, an engineer, wants to buy the farm from him because he believes there to be iron ore in the ground (which fact he keeps from Torkel). Eventually, after Börje, Torkel's younger son, is saved from drowning in the river by Ruterberg, Torkel sells the farm. The family moves to the city, and there it runs into many hardships. Cast * Mathias Taube - Torkel Gudmundson * Hilda Borgström - Märta, his wife * Jessie Wessel - Hildur, their daughter * Gösta Nohre - Ragnar, the elder son * Åke West - Börje, the younger son * Fridolf Rhudin - Måns Persson * Carl Ström - the engineer Ruterberg * Uno Henning - John Wiksjö * Wictor Hagman - Harry Karlsson, convict * Ingeborg Olsen - Gudrun, Ragnar's girlfriend * G� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweden
Sweden, ; fi, Ruotsi; fit, Ruotti; se, Ruoŧŧa; smj, Svierik; sje, Sverji; sju, Sverje; sma, Sveerje or ; yi, שוועדן, Shvedn; rmu, Svedikko; rmf, Sveittiko. formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic country and the List of European countries by area, fifth-largest country in Europe. The Capital city, capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a population of 10.5 million, and a low population density of ; around 87% of Swedes reside in urban areas in the central and southern half of the country. Sweden’s urban areas together cover 1.5% of its land area. Because the country is so long, ranging from 55th parallel north, 55°N to 69th parallel north, 69°N, the climate of Sweden is diverse. Sweden has been inhabited since Prehistoric Sweden, prehistoric times, . T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thora Van Deken
''Thora van Deken'' is a 1920 Swedish silent drama film directed by John W. Brunius and starring Pauline Brunius, Hugo Björne and Gösta Ekman.Sadoul p.32 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Vilhelm Bryde and Gustaf Hallén. Cast * Pauline Brunius as Thora van Deken * Hugo Björne as Niels Engelstoft * Jessie Wessel as Esther Engelstoft * Gösta Ekman as Bjerring * Gösta Cederlund as Lars Sidenius * Oscar Johansson as Brandt * Sam Ask Sam Ask (16 October 1878 – 15 July 1937) was a Swedish screenwriter and actor.Glavin p.211 He also directed the 1928 silent comedy film ''Erik XIV''. Ask was a long-time student at Lund University, and enrolled as a law student in 1897 although ... as Sandberg * Mathilda Caspér as Housekeeper * Ellen Dall as Sofie Brandt * Louise Eneman-Wahlberg as Nurse * Bengt Lindström as En pojke ca 4 ar References Bibliography * Sadoul, Georges. ''Dictionary of Film Makers''. University of California Press, 1972. Externa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stockholm County
Stockholm County ( sv, Stockholms län, link=no ) is a county or '' län'' (in Swedish) on the Baltic Sea coast of Sweden. It borders Uppsala County and Södermanland County. It also borders Mälaren and the Baltic Sea. The city of Stockholm is the capital of Sweden. Stockholm County is divided by the historic provinces of Uppland ( Roslagen) and Södermanland (Södertörn). More than one fifth of the Swedish population lives in the county. Stockholm County is also one of the statistical '' riksområden'' (national areas) according to NUTS:SE, Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics within the EU. With more than two million inhabitants, Stockholm is the most densely populated county of Sweden. History Stockholm County was established in 1714. The City of Stockholm then constituted its own administrative entity under the Governor of Stockholm and was not part of Stockholm County. Though outside Stockholm County, the City of Stockholm was its seat. On 1 Jan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
