Ester Julin
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Ester Sofia Margareta Julin (19 January 1885 – 29 April 1931) was a Swedish actress, director and screenwriter.
Biography
[edit]Ester Julin was born on 19 January 1885 in Gysinge, Sweden. In the early 1890s her family moved to Uppsala, and later settled in Stockholm. She approached different theater companies, looking for opportunities.[1]
In the beginning of her theatrical career, she acted in various roles, predominantly as a comedian. Afterwards, she came into contact with renowned film directors like Victor Sjöström and Mauritz Stiller, and worked with them in number of popular plays and movies.[2][3][4]
She was a "highly respected professional in the early 1920s", and nicked named as "Silent-Movie Queen from Gysinge".[1]
She died in Stockholm on 29 April 1931.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Nelmes, Jill (29 September 2015). Women Screenwriters: An International Guide. New York City: Springer. p. NA. ISBN 978-1-137-31237-2. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ Waldman, Harry (1991). Scenes Unseen: Unreleased and Uncompleted Films from the World's Master Filmmakers, 1912-1990. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. p. 234. ISBN 978-0-899-50601-2. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ Nowell-Smith, Geoffrey (17 October 1996). The Oxford History of World Cinema. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 156. ISBN 978-0-191-51818-8. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ Florin, Bo (1999). "From Sjöström to Seastrom" (PDF). Film History. 11 (2): 154–163. Retrieved 21 June 2022.