Nils Asther died at the age of 84 and is buried in Hotagen, Jämtland, where Asther wanted to be buried after his friend, Iwo Wiklander, once showed him the cemetery.∼Nils Asther was born on January 17, 1897 in Denmark. Before moving to Hollywood in 1927, he made a number of films in Sweden, Denmark and Germany. His first Hollywood film was Topsy and Eva. He made a total of 81 films including Laugh, Clown, Laugh, and Our Dancing Daughters, Wild Orchids, and The Bitter Tea of General Yen. He was called the "Male Greta Garbo" with whom he worked, and with whom he was friends.
In 1934, Asther was blacklisted in Hollywood for breaking his contract. He moved to Britain for a few years and made a couple of films. He worked sporadically when he returned to Hollywood but ended up driving a truck to earn a living in 1949. His final film was Suddenly, A Woman (1963).
Asther was Gay. He had a "lavender marriage" (1930-32) with Vivian Duncan - one of the performing Duncan Sisters. Their union produced one daughter. He had short term relationships with a Swedish director and writer, and a longer relationship with a Hollywood stuntman, and WWII veteran named Ken DuMain. He remained friends with Garbo. Nils Asther eventually left Hollywood and moved to Sweden where he died on October 19, 1981 at the age of 84.∼Hollywood leading man in the 1920s and 1930s.
In 1934, Asther was blacklisted in Hollywood for breaking his contract. He moved to Britain for a few years and made a couple of films. He worked sporadically when he returned to Hollywood but ended up driving a truck to earn a living in 1949. His final film was Suddenly, A Woman (1963).
Asther was Gay. He had a "lavender marriage" (1930-32) with Vivian Duncan - one of the performing Duncan Sisters. Their union produced one daughter. He had short term relationships with a Swedish director and writer, and a longer relationship with a Hollywood stuntman, and WWII veteran named Ken DuMain. He remained friends with Garbo. Nils Asther eventually left Hollywood and moved to Sweden where he died on October 19, 1981 at the age of 84.∼Hollywood leading man in the 1920s and 1930s.
Nils Asther died at the age of 84 and is buried in Hotagen, Jämtland, where Asther wanted to be buried after his friend, Iwo Wiklander, once showed him the cemetery.∼Nils Asther was born on January 17, 1897 in Denmark. Before moving to Hollywood in 1927, he made a number of films in Sweden, Denmark and Germany. His first Hollywood film was Topsy and Eva. He made a total of 81 films including Laugh, Clown, Laugh, and Our Dancing Daughters, Wild Orchids, and The Bitter Tea of General Yen. He was called the "Male Greta Garbo" with whom he worked, and with whom he was friends.
In 1934, Asther was blacklisted in Hollywood for breaking his contract. He moved to Britain for a few years and made a couple of films. He worked sporadically when he returned to Hollywood but ended up driving a truck to earn a living in 1949. His final film was Suddenly, A Woman (1963).
Asther was Gay. He had a "lavender marriage" (1930-32) with Vivian Duncan - one of the performing Duncan Sisters. Their union produced one daughter. He had short term relationships with a Swedish director and writer, and a longer relationship with a Hollywood stuntman, and WWII veteran named Ken DuMain. He remained friends with Garbo. Nils Asther eventually left Hollywood and moved to Sweden where he died on October 19, 1981 at the age of 84.∼Hollywood leading man in the 1920s and 1930s.
In 1934, Asther was blacklisted in Hollywood for breaking his contract. He moved to Britain for a few years and made a couple of films. He worked sporadically when he returned to Hollywood but ended up driving a truck to earn a living in 1949. His final film was Suddenly, A Woman (1963).
Asther was Gay. He had a "lavender marriage" (1930-32) with Vivian Duncan - one of the performing Duncan Sisters. Their union produced one daughter. He had short term relationships with a Swedish director and writer, and a longer relationship with a Hollywood stuntman, and WWII veteran named Ken DuMain. He remained friends with Garbo. Nils Asther eventually left Hollywood and moved to Sweden where he died on October 19, 1981 at the age of 84.∼Hollywood leading man in the 1920s and 1930s.
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