Camilla Margareta Sparv (born 3 June 1943) is a Swedish actress, noted for her role opposite James Coburn in Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round (1966).
Camilla Sparv | |
|---|---|
| Born | Camilla Margareta Sparv[1] 3 June 1943 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1965–1993 |
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1] |
| Spouses | Herbert W. Hoover III
(m. 1969; div. 1979)Fred Kolber
(m. 1994; died 2016) |
| Children | 3 |
Early life
editCamilla Margareta Sparv[1] was born in Stockholm, Sweden,[2] on 3 June 1943.[3]
Career
editShe was a photographer's model in Stockholm.[4][5]
Sparv appeared in such films as: Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round (1966), Murderers' Row (1966),[6] The Trouble with Angels (1966), Assignment K (1968), Nobody Runs Forever (1968), Mackenna's Gold (1969), Downhill Racer (1969), The Greek Tycoon (1978), Caboblanco (1980), and Survival Zone (1983), as well as the television shows Airwolf, The Rockford Files (SE2EP19), The Love Boat, Hawaii Five-O and the miniseries Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls (1981). In 1977, she appeared in "Never Con a Killer," the pilot for the ABC crime drama The Feather and Father Gang.
Personal life
editSparv was briefly married to American film producer Robert Evans in 1965.[2][4]
On 20 December 1969,[7] Sparv married her second husband, Herbert W. 'Bunker' Hoover III, a Hoover vacuum heir, and had two children by him.[8]
Sparv had one child with her third husband, Fred Kolber, later, a Madoff investor.[9][10][11][12][13][14]
Recognition
editSparv was awarded a Golden Globe as Most Promising Newcomer (female) in 1967 for her role opposite James Coburn in Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round (1966).
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Camilla Sparv". filmbladet.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ a b
- Erickson, Hal (2014). "Camilla Sparv". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 22 January 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
- https://www.allmovie.com/artist/camilla-sparv-vn15298311
- ^ "Camilla Sparv". SFdb (in Swedish). 3 June 1943. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ a b Evans, Robert (1994). The Kid Stays in the Picture. Phoenix Books, Inc. p. 101. ISBN 978-1-59777-525-0. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
Her name was Camilla Sparv. The moment she arrived in New York, she was a star model. A tall, leggy blonde, she had a natural patrician quality money can't ...
- ^ Hall, William (14 September 2007). Sir Michael Caine - The Biography. Kings Road Publishing. p. 170. ISBN 978-1-78418-535-0.
... chestnut-haired Swedish beauty of twenty-four named Camilla Sparv came on the scene. She was a former photographer's model from Stockholm whose cool and ...
- ^ "Cover and scans". Adam magazine US. Pulp International .com. February 1967. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ Bettmann Collection (December 20, 1969). "Herbert W. 'Bunker' Hoover III kisses his new bride, Camilla Sparv". Getty Images. Miami Beach, Fla.
Herbert W. 'Bunker' Hoover III kisses his new bride, Camilla Sparv Hoover in their car following their wedding at Miami Beach. Hoover is the heir to the Hoover appliance firm, which probably makes him the richest soldier serving in the Army.
- ^ Fairchild Archive / Penske Media (November 1976). "Circus of the Stars Weekend". Getty Images. Los Angeles. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
Camilla Sparv Hoover (C) attends a party, celebrating the 50th anniversaries of l'Union des Artistes and the Variety Clubs International, in Los Angeles in November 1976.
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- Aleksander, Irina (27 January 2009). "Tatiana Boncompagni's New Novel 'Hedge Fund Wives' Hits Close to Home". Observer.com. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- Laura Taylor Swain#Hoover v. Boncompagni
- ^ "madoff customer list" (PDF). cbsnews.com. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Searching the Madoff List". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
Fairfield International C/O Fred Kolber & Co; Greenwich, CT 06836
- ^ "Las Vegas 7/16-27/2008". American Contract Bridge League. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
2008/02 › FinalResults Camilla Kolber - Fred Kolber, Miami Beach FL,
- ^ Photography by Samuel Rivas (1 January 2016). "David Pulley & Stephen Macricostas' NYE Celebration". World Red Eye. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
Fred & Camila Kolber
- ^ Taylor, Bryan (18 February 2016). "Eddie Gilbert: The Boy Wonder of Wall Street". Global Financial Data. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
After being released from prison, Gilbert was forbidden from the securities market. He moved to New Mexico in 1989 and started the BGK Group in 1991 along with Ed Berman and Fred Kolber to profit from investing in real estate.
External links
edit- Camilla Sparv at IMDb
- ‹The template AllMovie name is being considered for deletion.› Camilla Sparv at AllMovie
- Camilla Sparv at the TCM Movie Database
- Camilla Sparv at RogerEbert.com
- Camilla Sparv at Getty Images
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