Märta Torén
Encyclopedia
Märta Torén was a Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 stage and film actress of the 1940s and 1950s.

Torén began her career on the stage and from 1947 she appeared in films. She appeared on the cover of the June 13 issue of Life Magazine in 1949.

One of her most important roles was opposite Humphrey Bogart
Humphrey Bogart
Humphrey DeForest Bogart was an American actor. He is widely regarded as a cultural icon.The American Film Institute ranked Bogart as the greatest male star in the history of American cinema....

 in Sirocco
Sirocco (film)
Sirocco is an American film noir directed by Curtis Bernhardt and written by A.I. Bezzerides and Hans Jacoby. It is based on the novel Coup de Grace written by Joseph Kessel. The drama features Humphrey Bogart, Märta Torén, Lee J. Cobb, among others.-Plot:In 1925 Damascus, the natives are engaged...

(1951).

Torén died at the age of 31 from a brain hemorrhage.

Selected filmography

  • La Vena d'Oro (1955)
  • Maddalena
    Maddalena (film)
    Maddalena is a 1954 Italian drama film directed by Augusto Genina. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Märta Torén - Maddalena* Gino Cervi - Don Vincenzo* Charles Vanel - Giovanni Lamberti* Jacques Sernas - Giovanni Belloni...

    (1954)
  • Casa Ricordi
    Casa Ricordi (film)
    Casa Ricordi is a 1954 Italian film based on the early history of the famous Italian music publishing house Casa Ricordi. It is directed by Carmine Gallone.-Cast:* Roland Alexandre - Gioacchino Rossini* Myriam Bru - Luisa Lewis...

    (1954)
  • The Man Who Watched the Trains Go By
    The Man Who Watched the Trains Go By
    The Man Who Watched Trains Go By is a crime drama film, released in the United Kingdom with an all-European cast, including Claude Rains in the lead role. Rains plays the role of Kees Popinga, who is infatuated with Michele Rozier . The film was released in the United States in 1953 under the...

    (1952)
  • Sirocco
    Sirocco (film)
    Sirocco is an American film noir directed by Curtis Bernhardt and written by A.I. Bezzerides and Hans Jacoby. It is based on the novel Coup de Grace written by Joseph Kessel. The drama features Humphrey Bogart, Märta Torén, Lee J. Cobb, among others.-Plot:In 1925 Damascus, the natives are engaged...

    (1951)
  • Sword in the Desert
    Sword in the Desert
    Sword in the Desert is a 1949 American war film directed by George Sherman.-Overview:The film presents the moral struggle of an American Captain, played by Dana Andrews, who ferries illegal Jewish immigrants into Palestine to fight against the British authorities there.The Evening Standard claimed...

    (1949)
  • Casbah
    Casbah (film)
    Casbah is a musical film directed by John Berry, starring Yvonne DeCarlo and Tony Martin, and released by Universal Studios.-Plot:...

    (1948)

External links

The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
 
x
OK