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Caption: Nils Asther Circa 1930 MGM
About Nils Anton Alfhild Asther
Actor, Soundtrack
Born: January 17, 1897
Star sign: Capricorn
Height: 6' 0½" (1.84 m)
Known for: The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1933), Our Dancing Daughters (1928), Bluebeard (1944), Laugh, Clown, Laugh (1928)
Source: IMDB
Nils Asther was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1897 and raised in Malmö, Sweden, by his wealthy Swedish parents. After attending the Royal Dramatic Theater School in Stockholm, he began his stage career in Copenhagen. His film debut came in 1916 when the director Mauritz Stiller cast him in the lead role (as an aspiring actor, appropriately ...
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