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Nils Asther

Born 17 January 1897 in Hellerup, Denmark, as Nils Anton Alfhild Asther.
Died 13 October 1981 in Stockholm, Sweden.

Married actress Vivian Duncan, 1 August 1930; divorced 1932;
daughter, Evelyn Roseta Duncan Asther, born 29 January 1931.

Nils Asther began his film career in 1916, appearing in Swedish productions. In the mid-1920s, Asther arrived in Hollywood, appearing in his first American film in 1927.

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