Nils Asther
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Nils Anton Alfhild Asther was a Swedish actor active in Hollywood from 1926 to the mid-1950s, known as "the male Greta Garbo". Between 1916 and 1963, he appeared in over seventy feature films, sixteen
Asther in 1928
Photo by Alexander Binder in 1925
Duncan Sisters
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The Duncan Sisters were an American vaudeville duo who became popular in the 1920s with their act Topsy and Eva.
Nils Asther
…Asther on Hollywood Boulevard in the early 1940s, and they enjoyed a long-term relationship. In August 1930, Asther entered a lavender marriage with Vivian Duncan, one of his Topsy and Eva co-stars. They had one child, Evelyn Asther Duncan, dubbed by the media as "The International Baby" due to her Swedish father…
L-R Rosetta and Vivian Duncan c. 1912
L-R Vivian and Rosetta Duncan c. 1912
The Duncan Sisters as Topsy and Eva, circa 1945