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Stenborg
Stenborg is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Åke Stenborg (1926–2010), Swedish chess player * Carl Stenborg (1752–1813), Swedish singer * Gray Stenborg (1921–1943), New Zealand flying ace * Gustava Johanna Stenborg (1776–1819), Swedish artist * Helen Stenborg (born 1925), American stage actress * Knut Stenborg (1890–1946), Swedish athlete * Petter Stenborg Petter Stenborg (1719 – 6 November 1781) was a Swedish stage actor and theater director. He was the director of the Stenborg Company or ''Svenska Comoedi-truppen'' from 1758 onward and as such the director of the '' Humlegårdsteatern'' (177 ... (1719–1781), Swedish actor See also * Stenberg {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petter Stenborg
Petter Stenborg (1719 – 6 November 1781) was a Swedish stage actor and theater director. He was the director of the Stenborg Company or ''Svenska Comoedi-truppen'' from 1758 onward and as such the director of the '' Humlegårdsteatern'' (1773–80) in Stockholm. Petter Stenborg played an important role in Swedish theater history: he was a member of the pioneer actors of the first Swedish national stage in ''Bollhuset'', and as the leader of the Stenborg theatre company, one of only two professional Swedish language theater companies active in the mid 18th-century, he kept professional Swedish language theater alive from the closure of the public theater in ''Bollhuset'' in 1754, until the inauguration of the Royal Swedish Opera (1773) and Royal Dramatic Theatre (1788). Life Early career Petter Stenborg was initially a soldier of the Royal Guard. In 1746, he was engaged as an actor in the theater of ''Bollhuset'' in Stockholm. Two years after his employment, the direct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gray Stenborg
Gray Stenborg (13 October 1921 – 24 September 1943) was a New Zealand flying ace of the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) during the Second World War. He was credited with 14 confirmed victories, one shared destroyed, and three damaged. Born in Auckland, Stenborg joined the RNZAF in July 1940. After receiving flight training in New Zealand and Canada, he was sent to England to serve with the Royal Air Force. His first operational posting was to No. 485 Squadron and he later flew with No. 111 Squadron, and during his time there shot down four enemy aircraft. In June 1942, he was sent to Malta as a reinforcement pilot, flying a Supermarine Spitfire off the flight deck of HMS ''Eagle'' to the island where he joined No. 185 Squadron. He destroyed several aircraft during his time on Malta, returning to Europe in late August 1942. After a period of time as an instructor, he was posted to No. 91 Squadron. He was killed on 24 September 1943 during a mission escorting bombers t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Stenborg
Carl Stenborg (8 September 1752 – 1 August 1813) was a Swedish opera singer, composer and theatre director. He belonged to the pioneer generation of the Royal Swedish Opera and was regarded as one of the leading opera singers of the Gustavian era. He was a '' hovsångare'' and a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music. Life Carl Stenborg was born in Stockholm to actor Petter Stenborg (1719–1781), director of the Stenborg Troupe, and Anna Krüger (1710–1803). Of his brothers, Johan Fredrik Stenborg (1743–1813) studied at Uppsala University and became an official, and Nils Stenborg (d. 1780) became an opera singer. He received a good education, debuted as a concert singer in Riddarhuset in 1766 and was appointed councillor at the Royal Court of Sweden in 1767. This was considered unusual, since his father was not of wealthy means. Carl's mother had been the housekeeper of the nobleman and statesman Adam Horn (1717-1778). Carl or one of his brothers may hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ã…ke Stenborg
Åke Stenborg (27 February 1926 – 4 April 2010) was a Swedish chess player, Swedish Chess Championship winner (1956). Biography Åke Stenborg was born in the town of Torshälla, but he lived most of his life in Eskilstuna. He was a multiple champion of the city chess club. In Swedish Chess Championships Åke Stenborg has won gold (1956) medal. Despite serious sporting achievements, Stenborg was an amateur chess player and acted in competitions in his free time. Åke Stenborg received an engineering education and worked first in the company ''ASEA'', and then in the company ''Bahco''. For some time he represented the interests of Bahco in Santa Fe (Argentina). Åke Stenborg played for Sweden in the Chess Olympiads: * In 1950, at second reserve board in the 9th Chess Olympiad in Dubrovnik (+3, =0, -3), * In 1956, at second board in the 12th Chess Olympiad in Moscow (+2, =9, -3). Åke Stenborg played for Sweden in the European Team Chess Championship The European Team Champi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Stenborg
Helen Joan Stenborg (January 24, 1925 – March 22, 2011) was an American actress of stage, screen, and television. She occasionally acted with her husband, actor Barnard Hughes (1915–2006), to whom she was married for 56 years from 1950 until his death in 2006; they had two children. Career Stenborg appeared on stage in revivals of '' A Doll's House'', '' A Month in the Country'', and '' The Crucible''; the original, belated US production of Noël Coward's '' Waiting in the Wings'', for which she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play; and the Lanford Wilson plays, '' The Rimers of Eldritch'' and ''Talley & Son'' winning the Obie Award for her performance in the latter. She portrayed Helga Lindeman on the soap opera '' Another World'' from 1977 to 1978. Stenborg also appeared in the 1999 film, My Mother Dreams the Satan's Disciples in New York, which won an Academy Award for Best Short Subject in 2000. Death She died on March 22, 2011, aged 86 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knut Stenborg
Knut Stenborg (25 March 1890, in Hjo – 10 October 1946, in Vänersborg) was a Swedish athlete. He competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics in London and in the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm. In the 100 metres, Stenborg placed second in his first round heat with a time of 11.5 seconds. His loss to Robert Duncan eliminated Stenborg from competition. Stenborg placed fourth and last in his preliminary heat of the 200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ..., not advancing to the semifinals in that event either. Four years later he was eliminated in the first round of the 200 metres competition. In the 400 metres event he was eliminated in the semi-finals. He was also a member of the Swedish relay team which was eliminated in the first round of the 4x400 metre re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustava Johanna Stenborg
Gustava Johanna Stenborg, as married later ''Hahr'' and ''Yckerberg'', (1776–1819), was a Swedish artist. She was born to secretary Johan Fredrik Stenborg and Henrica Hellman. Stenborg was a textile artist ( embroidery). She was a student in the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts The Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts ( sv, Kungliga Akademien för de fria konsterna), commonly called the Royal Academy, is located in Stockholm, Sweden. An independent organization that promotes the development of painting, sculpture, architec ... when she participated in their 1790 art exhibition with a work in white sateen, for which she was awarded the memory prize of the royal academy. She was married to estate owner Henric Wilhelm Hahr, Jr. in 1793, and to estate-clerk Per Otto Yckerberg in 1815. References * ''Svenskt konstnärslexikon'' (Swedish Art dictionary). Red. Johnny Roosval & Gösta Lilja. Malmö: Allhems Förlag 1952. 18th-century Swedish people 1776 births 1819 deaths Swed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
