Gustaf Molander


About

Birth Place
Helsinki, Finland
Born
November 18, 1888
Died
June 19, 1973

Biography

Began his career as a stage actor in 1911 before turning his hand to scriptwriting, chiefly for directors Victor Sjostrom and Mauritz Stiller. (Molander also taught acting at Stockholm's Royal Dramatic Theater Academy, where Greta Garbo was among his students.) Molander directed his first film in 1920 and continued to engineer melodramas until the 1930s, when he earned critical acclaim f...

Family & Companions

Karin Molander
Wife
Actor. Married 1910-1918; acted in several of her husband's films.

Biography

Began his career as a stage actor in 1911 before turning his hand to scriptwriting, chiefly for directors Victor Sjostrom and Mauritz Stiller. (Molander also taught acting at Stockholm's Royal Dramatic Theater Academy, where Greta Garbo was among his students.) Molander directed his first film in 1920 and continued to engineer melodramas until the 1930s, when he earned critical acclaim for "One Night" (1931)--considered his finest work--and provided Ingrid Bergman with her breakthrough vehicle, "Intermezzo" (1936). Husband of actress Karin Molander (from 1910 to 1918) and brother of director/actor Olof Molander.

Life Events

Family

Olof Molander
Brother
Director, screenwriter, actor. 1892-1966.

Companions

Karin Molander
Wife
Actor. Married 1910-1918; acted in several of her husband's films.

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