Ingrid Bergman and Her American Relatives

Internationally renowned actress Ingrid Bergman was of Swedish and German descent, though she was known by the majority as Swedish. Three times an Oscar recipient, especially known for Casablanca, Murder on the Orient Express, Gaslight, Notorious, and Anastasia, she is considered one of the greatest actresses of all time. Though she hailed from Europe, she also had relatives in the United States. Ingrid kept in close contact with her aunt Blenda, her father’s sister, as well as Blenda’s son Carl and grandson Norman. Ingrid and Norman exchanged letters and met in different locations throughout the USA, France, and England. This book chronicles her relationship with her American relatives through original letters and recollections of Ingrid’s American cousin Norman.

Author Biography

Dr. Aleksandra Ziolkowska-Boehm is a recipient of numerous literary awards and scholarships including a fellowship in literature by the Delaware Division of Arts in 2006 and a Fulbright scholarship in 2006-2007. She is the author of many books published in her native Poland and also in the USA including: Open Wounds—a Native American Heritage, On the Road with Suzy: from Cat to Companion, and Kaia, Heroine of the 1944 Warsaw Rising. Coming soon: The Polish Experience through World War II: A Better Day Has Not Come, and Melchior Wankowicz: Poland’s Master of the Written Word.