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

      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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