Carl Barcklind (1 June 1873 – 21 August 1945) was a Swedish

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and

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Biography

Carl Vilhelm Barcklind was born at Sala in

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, Sweden. He made his debut as an opera singer in 1907 at the

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. He was associated with Albert Ranft as an actor in operettas in his theaters 1898–1922. Barcklind was director of Stora Teatern in

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1925–1927. He toured the United States from 1927 to 1928 and was employed by the

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in 1930. Barcklind is buried at

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Selected filmography

* '' Ingeborg Holm'' (1913) * '' The People of Norrland'' (1930) * '' Longing for the Sea'' (1931) * '' Servant's Entrance'' (1932) * '' Black Roses'' (1932) * '' Dear Relatives'' (1933) * '' Kanske en gentleman'' (1935) * '' Adventure in Pyjamas'' (1935) * '' The Quartet That Split Up'' (1936) * '' Mother Gets Married'' (1937) * ''

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'' (1937) * ''

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'' (1938) * '' Her Little Majesty'' (1939) * '' Mot nya tider'' (1939) * '' The Two of Us'' (1939) * '' The Crazy Family'' (1940) * ''

Hanna in Society ''Hanna in Society'' (Swedish: ''Hanna i societén'') is a 1940 Swedish comedy film directed by Gunnar Olsson and starring Rut Holm, Carl Barcklind and Elsa Carlsson.Krautz p.428 The film's art direction was by Max Linder and Bibi Lindström. ...

'' (1940) * '' Blossom Time'' (1940) * '' Västkustens hjältar'' (1940) * '' The Three of Us'' (1940) * '' A Crime'' (1940) * '' Lasse-Maja'' (1941) * '' The Case of Ingegerd Bremssen'' (1942) * '' Dangerous Ways'' (1942) * '' Imprisoned Women'' (1943)

References

Bibliography

* Gunnar Iverson, Astrid Soderbergh Widding & Tytti Soila. ''Nordic National Cinemas''. Routledge, 2005.

External links

* 1873 births 1945 deaths Swedish male film actors Swedish male silent film actors 20th-century Swedish male actors People from Sala Municipality, Sweden Swedish male stage actors Burials at Norra begravningsplatsen {{Sweden-screen-actor-stub