Hjördis Paulina Genberg | |
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Born | 10 November 1919
Åsarna,
Jämtland county, Sweden |
Died | 24 December 1997
Céligny, Switzerland | (aged 78)
Occupation(s) | Model, actress |
Spouses | |
Children | 2 |
Hjördis Paulina Genberg (10 November 1919 – 24 December 1997) was a Swedish actress and model. She was the second wife of English actor and author David Niven. Genberg was among the first supermodels of Sweden. [1] [2]
Hjördis Genberg was born on 10 November 1919 in Åsarna, Jämtland county, Sweden. She was the fourth of five children of Gerda Paulina ( née Hägglund) and Johan Georg Genberg. Genberg attended high school in the nearby Salsåker, a small town in Nordingrå.
In 1943, she made her breakthrough as an actress in the film Sjätte skottet.
She married the businessman Carl-Gustav Tersmeden in 1946. They divorced in 1947.
In January 1948, Genberg married British actor David Niven, with whom she adopted two daughters, Kristina and Fiona Niven. [3] According to friends, the relationship between Niven and Hjördis was turbulent. [4] [5]
After 35 years of marriage, Niven died on 29 July 1983 in Château-d’Œx, Switzerland, of ALS. [6]
In 1994, tabloid newspapers linked her with Prince Rainier of Monaco, however a spokesperson for Rainier said no marriage was in the plans. [7] [8]
Hjördis Genberg died on 24 December 1997, of a brain bleed at age 78 in Céligny, Switzerland. Her ashes were scattered in the Mediterranean Sea.[ citation needed]
Hjördis Paulina Genberg | |
---|---|
Born | 10 November 1919
Åsarna,
Jämtland county, Sweden |
Died | 24 December 1997
Céligny, Switzerland | (aged 78)
Occupation(s) | Model, actress |
Spouses | |
Children | 2 |
Hjördis Paulina Genberg (10 November 1919 – 24 December 1997) was a Swedish actress and model. She was the second wife of English actor and author David Niven. Genberg was among the first supermodels of Sweden. [1] [2]
Hjördis Genberg was born on 10 November 1919 in Åsarna, Jämtland county, Sweden. She was the fourth of five children of Gerda Paulina ( née Hägglund) and Johan Georg Genberg. Genberg attended high school in the nearby Salsåker, a small town in Nordingrå.
In 1943, she made her breakthrough as an actress in the film Sjätte skottet.
She married the businessman Carl-Gustav Tersmeden in 1946. They divorced in 1947.
In January 1948, Genberg married British actor David Niven, with whom she adopted two daughters, Kristina and Fiona Niven. [3] According to friends, the relationship between Niven and Hjördis was turbulent. [4] [5]
After 35 years of marriage, Niven died on 29 July 1983 in Château-d’Œx, Switzerland, of ALS. [6]
In 1994, tabloid newspapers linked her with Prince Rainier of Monaco, however a spokesperson for Rainier said no marriage was in the plans. [7] [8]
Hjördis Genberg died on 24 December 1997, of a brain bleed at age 78 in Céligny, Switzerland. Her ashes were scattered in the Mediterranean Sea.[ citation needed]