Mary Johnson (actress)

Macy Johnson (born Astrid Maria Carlsson; 11 May 1896 – 15 May 1975) was a Swedish film actress of the silent era.[1] [2]

Mary Johnson
Born
Macy Marie Johnson

11 May 1896
Södermanland, Sweden
Died15 May 1975 (aged 79)
Brännkyrka, Sweden
OccupationActress
Years active1913–1931 (film)
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    (m. 1920; died 1931)​
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      (m. 1932; died 1955)​

      Biography

      Astrid Maria Carlsson was born in Fors parish, Södermanland, Sweden. She debuted in the 1910s in the theater company of director Karin Swanström (1873–1942). [3] In 1914, together with her first husband Karl Gerhard Johnson (1891–1964), she went to the Nya Teatern in Gothenburg acting under the direction of theatre manager Hjalmar Selander (1859–1928).[4] [5]

      During the 1920s, she moved to Berlin and appeared as a leading lady in a number of German films. In 1932, she married German film actor, Rudolf Klein-Rogge (1885–1955). She died at Brännkyrka and was buried in the memorial grove of Skogskyrkogården in Stockholm. [6]

      Selected filmography

      References
      1. Parrill p.353
      2. "Mary Johnson". queersilents.com. Archived from the original on October 8, 2007. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
      3. "Karin Swanström". Svensk Filmdatabas. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
      4. "Karl E G Gerhard". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
      5. Claes Rosenqvist. "Hjalmar Selander". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
      6. "Rudolf Klein-Rogge". leninimports.com. Retrieved May 1, 2020.

      Bibliography
      • Kwiatkowski, Aleksander. Swedish Film Classics. Courier Dover Publications, 2013.
      • William B. Parrill. European Silent Films on Video: A Critical Guide. McFarland, 2006.

      Further reading
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