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Life. 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 .
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- 24 December 1997 (aged 78), Céligny, Switzerland
- Model, actress
This site looks at the long and eventful life of Hjördis Genberg, later known as Hjördis Tersmeden and Hjördis Niven, the much-maligned second wife of debonair English actor and lady magnet David Niven. I say “site”, but it’s an online book that’s still being written. Pages are added and amended as new information arrives.
A well kept secret, 1964. Hjördis and David Niven, photographed en route to Sweden in November 1963. In 1964, Hjördis described life at Lo Scoglietto: “I can speak for the whole family when I say we have found happiness here. David is more settled now than he has ever been.”. “We wanted a family,” David said.
Hjördis Genberg, a name perhaps not immediately recognizable to the mainstream public, still carries a whisper of Old Hollywood glamour and European mystique. This Swedish actress and model graced the 20th century with her poised elegance and classic beauty, carving out a space for herself in the world of entertainment and fashion.
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David Niven with Hjördis (and her hat) at the Los Angeles premiere of ’55 Days in Peking’, 1963. Despite hospitals being almost overly familiar, in December 1962, Hjördis and David demonstrated to David Junior that they weren’t really the best people to have on hand during a medical emergency. The sentence “She was no Florence ...
Hjördis Genberg was born on 10 November 1919 in Åsarne, Sweden. She was an actress, known for The Peter Lind Hayes Show (1950) and The Jack Benny Program (1950). She was married to David Niven and Carl-Gustav Tersmeden.
Hjördis Genberg was born on November 10, 1919 in Åsarne, Sweden. She was an actress, known for The Peter Lind Hayes Show (1950) and The Jack Benny Program (1950). She was married to David Niven and Carl-Gustav Tersmeden. She died on December 24, 1997.
