Alice Timander
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Alice Ingegärd Marianne Timander (6 October 1915 – 3 July 2007) was a Swedish dentist
, but was better known as an entertainer and a Swedish red carpet
queen at Stockholm theatre premieres.
, she grew up in Trelleborg
and Eslöv
. In 1937, at the age of twenty-one, Alice Timander was the youngest female dentist in Sweden. By that time, Timander had also attended some acting classes at a private institute named Koblancks teaterskola, but did not pursue her dream of becoming an actress. In 1942, she married the Swedish actor Bengt Logardt, with whom she had one child. The marriage let her appear as an extra
in some plays and movies. In 1949, Timander was considered for expulsion from the Swedish Dental Association
after appearing publicly in a bikini
. In her first autobiography, Strunt i kläder, Timander writes that she defied the threat by wearing an even smaller bikini.
Together with her second husband, the well-known dentist Torsten Timander, she established volunteer dental practices in Morocco
and Egypt
. At that time, she had become a national celebrity and appeared in a 1960 revue starring Zarah Leander
. In that capacity she later became known as a Swedish red carpet queen, appearing at notable theatre premieres. In her second autobiography Alice Timander, she describes the years as a red carpet queen by her own diagnosis "foyer exhibitionism".
Timander was also involved in social politics, advocating free dental care for homeless and elderly people. She billed herself as a politically active Social Democrat
, but in 1988 turned to the small Christian Democratic Party
to be involved in the party's general election
campaign the same year. However, she announced her resignation from the party on the very election night, saying that the party had only taken advantage of her fame and ignored her social ideas of free dental care for the elderly.
In 2006, Swedish National Television
produced a documentary of Alice Timander named Alice och Jag. The film was nominated for the Guldbagge Award
documentary class in 2007. During the final stages of the making of the documentary, Timander was diagnosed with a brain tumor
. She died in Stockholm in 2007.
Her granddaughter, Anna Söderström, is the partner of 42 year older Monty Python's Terry Jones. Upon hearing the news in 2005 Alice said it was true love and would last. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-335177/Python-star-lover-shatter-open-marriage.html
Dentist
A dentist, also known as a 'dental surgeon', is a doctor that specializes in the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases and conditions of the oral cavity. The dentist's supporting team aides in providing oral health services...
, but was better known as an entertainer and a Swedish red carpet
Red carpet
A red carpet is traditionally used to mark the route taken by heads of state on ceremonial and formal occasions, and has in recent decades been extended to use by VIPs and celebrities at formal events.- History :...
queen at Stockholm theatre premieres.
Biography
Born Alice Müller in StockholmStockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, she grew up in Trelleborg
Trelleborg
Trelleborg is a locality and the seat of Trelleborg Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 25,643 inhabitants in 2005. It is the southernmost town in Sweden.-History:...
and Eslöv
Eslöv
Eslöv is a city and the seat of Eslöv Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 16,551 inhabitants in 2005.Eslöv is part of the Øresund Region and is today largely serving as a suburb of Malmö and Lund.-History:...
. In 1937, at the age of twenty-one, Alice Timander was the youngest female dentist in Sweden. By that time, Timander had also attended some acting classes at a private institute named Koblancks teaterskola, but did not pursue her dream of becoming an actress. In 1942, she married the Swedish actor Bengt Logardt, with whom she had one child. The marriage let her appear as an extra
Extra (actor)
A background actor or extra is a performer in a film, television show, stage, musical, opera or ballet production, who appears in a nonspeaking, nonsinging or nondancing capacity, usually in the background...
in some plays and movies. In 1949, Timander was considered for expulsion from the Swedish Dental Association
Swedish Dental Association
The Swedish Dental Association is the main odontological organization in Sweden. It deals with issues affecting the role of dentists, professional ethics, education and science....
after appearing publicly in a bikini
Bikini
The bikini is typically a women's two-piece swimsuit. One part of the attire covers the breasts and the other part covers the crotch and part of or the entire buttocks, leaving an uncovered area between the two. Merriam–Webster describes the bikini as "a woman's scanty two-piece bathing suit" or "a...
. In her first autobiography, Strunt i kläder, Timander writes that she defied the threat by wearing an even smaller bikini.
Together with her second husband, the well-known dentist Torsten Timander, she established volunteer dental practices in Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
and Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
. At that time, she had become a national celebrity and appeared in a 1960 revue starring Zarah Leander
Zarah Leander
Zarah Leander was a Swedish actress and singer.Leander began her career in the late 1920s, and by the mid 1930s her success in Europe, particularly in Germany and the Scandinavian countries, led to invitations to work in the United States...
. In that capacity she later became known as a Swedish red carpet queen, appearing at notable theatre premieres. In her second autobiography Alice Timander, she describes the years as a red carpet queen by her own diagnosis "foyer exhibitionism".
Timander was also involved in social politics, advocating free dental care for homeless and elderly people. She billed herself as a politically active Social Democrat
Swedish Social Democratic Party
The Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party, , contesting elections as 'the Workers' Party – the Social Democrats' , or sometimes referred to just as 'the Social Democrats' and most commonly as Sossarna ; is the oldest and largest political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1889...
, but in 1988 turned to the small Christian Democratic Party
Christian Democrats (Sweden)
The Christian Democrats ) is a political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1964 but did not enter parliament until 1985 in an electoral cooperation with the Centre Party and on the Christian Democrats' own accord in 1991. The leader since April 3, 2004 is Göran Hägglund. He succeeded Alf...
to be involved in the party's general election
Swedish general election, 1998
-Election results:Here are the results of the general election to the Parliament of Sweden , held on 20 September 1998.← Riksdag election, 1998 →PartyVotes%SeatsEq¹Party leader/Comment...
campaign the same year. However, she announced her resignation from the party on the very election night, saying that the party had only taken advantage of her fame and ignored her social ideas of free dental care for the elderly.
In 2006, Swedish National Television
Sveriges Television
Sveriges Television AB , Sweden's Television, is a national television broadcaster based in Sweden, funded by a compulsory fee to be paid by all television owners...
produced a documentary of Alice Timander named Alice och Jag. The film was nominated for the Guldbagge Award
Guldbagge Award
The Guldbagge Award is an official Swedish film award awarded annually since 1964 by the Swedish Film Institute.-Etymology:Guldbagge is the Swedish name for Cetonia aurata, a beetle also known as rose chafer. The name of the award could also be interpreted as a play on the Swedish word skalbagge,...
documentary class in 2007. During the final stages of the making of the documentary, Timander was diagnosed with a brain tumor
Brain tumor
A brain tumor is an intracranial solid neoplasm, a tumor within the brain or the central spinal canal.Brain tumors include all tumors inside the cranium or in the central spinal canal...
. She died in Stockholm in 2007.
Her granddaughter, Anna Söderström, is the partner of 42 year older Monty Python's Terry Jones. Upon hearing the news in 2005 Alice said it was true love and would last. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-335177/Python-star-lover-shatter-open-marriage.html