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Torsten Bergström

Torsten Bergström, Swedish actor and director (died 1948)

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Born
December 10, 1896
Died
May 26, 1948
Zodiac sign
Sagittarius
Birth year
1896

About Torsten Bergström

Torsten Lars Herman Jamte Bergström (10 December 1896 – 26 May 1948) was a Swedish film director and theater and film actor. Bergström was born in Ås, Krokom, Jämtland County and attended the Royal Dramatic Training Academy from 1917 to 1919. He made his film debut in 1919 in director Rune Carlsten's Ett farligt frieri (English language: A Dangerous Courtship) and appeared in over 25 films during his career. Torsten Bergström was the father of director Håkan Bergström. He died in Stockholm, Sweden in 1948, aged 51.

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Torsten Bergström timeline

  1. Bergström was born in Ås, Krokom, Jämtland County and attended the Royal Dramatic Training Academy from 1917 to 1919.
  2. He made his film debut in 1919 in director Rune Carlsten's Ett farligt frieri (English language: A Dangerous Courtship) and appeared in over 25 films during his career.

The world when Torsten Bergström was born

Torsten Bergström was born in 1896. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst modern Olympic Games held in Athens
  • Top headlinePlessy v. Ferguson — "separate but equal" upheld
  • Technology milestoneGuglielmo Marconi patents wireless telegraph (radio)
  • World population~1.56B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGrover Cleveland
  • U.S. population69.0M

1896 versus 2026

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Measure18962026
Population69.0M341 million

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