Zarah Leander

Person · Open Library

Born

1907

Died

1981

Works

1

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Film & TV

Acting · Karlstad, Värmlands län, Sweden

Zarah Leander (German pronunciation: [ˈt͡sa.ʁa leː.ˈʔan.dɐ]; 15 March 1907 – 23 June 1981) was a Swedish singer and actress whose greatest success was in Germany between 1936 and 1943, when she was contracted to work for the state-owned Universum Film AG (UFA). Although no exact record sales numbers exist, she was probably among Europe's best-selling recording artists in the years prior to 1945.…

Known for

• Die Akte Zarah Leander — Self (archive footage)2013
• The Great Yiddish Love — (archive footage)2002
• Hitlers Frauen — Self (archive footage)2001
• Stjärnbilder — (archive footage)1995
• Memories of Berlin: The Twilight of Weimar Culture — Self - Interviewee1976
• Ein Walzer zu zweien — Self1975
• Ich bin die Leander - das muss reichen… — Self1974
• Spécial cinéma — Self (archive footage)1974
• Das Sonntagskonzert — Self1969
• Seniorenclub — Self1968

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Female

Origin

Sweden

Active from

1907

Active to

1981

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

78,747

Total plays

572,089

Zarah Leander (March 15, 1907 – June 23, 1981) was a Swedish actress and singer. She was born as Zarah Stina Hedberg in Karlstad, and died in Stockholm. Although Zarah Leander studied piano and violin already as a small child, and sang on stage for the first time at the age of six, she made a serious attempt at an ordinary life. As a teenager she lived two years in Riga (1922–1924), learned the then most important international language, German, took up work as a secretary, married Nils Leander

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

1. Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology

   · 2015 · cited 4,268x

2. Large-scale association analysis provides insights into the genetic architecture and pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes

   · 2012 · cited 1,754x

3. Heterologous Protection Against Influenza by Injection of DNA Encoding a Viral Protein

   · 1993 · cited 1,744x

4. Large-scale association analysis identifies 13 new susceptibility loci for coronary artery disease

   · 2011 · cited 1,690x

5. PRESENT: An Ultra-Lightweight Block Cipher

   · cited 1,653x

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Key facts

Born

Sara Stina Hedberg , ( 1907-03-15 ) 15 March 1907, Karlstad , Sweden

Died

23 June 1981 (1981-06-23) (aged 74), Stockholm , Sweden

Occupations

Actress, singer

Years active

1929–1979

Spouses

Nils Leander (1926–1930) Vidar Forsell (1932–1943) Arne Hülphers (1956–1978)

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