Elva was born in Gramanstorp, Sweden, and raised in Klippan. She was a model, dancer (ballerina) and actress. In 1930 she immigrated to the U.S. where she met her husband, Alexi Schmidt (a Russian immigrant) in New York City. They married in 1936 and had three sons.
The family's last name was changed from Schmidt to Smith some time around 1940.
Elva's ashes were returned to Sweden after her death. She is buried in the family plot in the Klippan Chapel Cemetery (Klippans Kapellkyrkogård).
The family's last name was changed from Schmidt to Smith some time around 1940.
Elva's ashes were returned to Sweden after her death. She is buried in the family plot in the Klippan Chapel Cemetery (Klippans Kapellkyrkogård).
Elva was born in Gramanstorp, Sweden, and raised in Klippan. She was a model, dancer (ballerina) and actress. In 1930 she immigrated to the U.S. where she met her husband, Alexi Schmidt (a Russian immigrant) in New York City. They married in 1936 and had three sons.
The family's last name was changed from Schmidt to Smith some time around 1940.
Elva's ashes were returned to Sweden after her death. She is buried in the family plot in the Klippan Chapel Cemetery (Klippans Kapellkyrkogård).
The family's last name was changed from Schmidt to Smith some time around 1940.
Elva's ashes were returned to Sweden after her death. She is buried in the family plot in the Klippan Chapel Cemetery (Klippans Kapellkyrkogård).
