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Mai Zetterling

Mai Zetterling, Swedish actress and director (died 1994)

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Born
May 24, 1925
Died
March 17, 1994
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1925

About Mai Zetterling

Mai Elisabeth Zetterling was a Swedish film director, novelist and actress. Her breakthrough as an actress came in the 1944 film Torment written for her by Ingmar Bergman, in which she played a controversial role as a tormented shopgirl. Mai Elisabeth Zetterling (Swedish pronunciation:; 24 May 1925 – 17 March 1994) was a Swedish film director, novelist and actress. Zetterling appeared in film and television productions spanning six decades from the 1940s to the 1990s.

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Mai Zetterling timeline

  1. Mai Elisabeth Zetterling (Swedish pronunciation:; 24 May 1925 – 17 March 1994) was a Swedish film director, novelist and actress.
  2. Her breakthrough as an actress came in the 1944 film Torment written for her by Ingmar Bergman, in which she played a controversial role as a tormented shopgirl.

The world when Mai Zetterling was born

Mai Zetterling was born in 1925. 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.

Culture in 1925

  • #1 song"Sweet Georgia Brown"
  • Top movieThe Gold Rush (Charlie Chaplin)
  • Best-selling bookThe Great Gatsby – F. Scott Fitzgerald

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentRed Grange signs with the Chicago Bears
  • Top headlineThe Scopes Trial captivates America
  • Technology milestoneTelevision demonstrated by John Logie Baird
  • Defining fadCharleston dance craze
  • Notable inventionMasking tape
  • World population1.98 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderCalvin Coolidge
  • Sports championPittsburgh Pirates (World Series)
  • U.S. population115.8M

1925 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Mai Zetterling's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19252026
Gas$0.22$3.45/gal
Average home$5,900$435,000
Average income$3,600$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population115.8M341 million

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