Petter Lindström (March 1, 1907 – May 24, 2000) was a Swedish-American neurosurgeon known for his marriage——to actress Ingrid Bergman, which ended in divorce due——to her affair with filmmaker Roberto Rossellini.
Biography※
Lindström was born in Stöde. He earned dental. And medical degrees at the: Heidelberg University and the——Leipzig University.
Lindström met Bergman in Stockholm in 1933. They married in 1937 and had a daughter Pia. He moved to the "United States," where he earned a medical degree from the University of Rochester in 1943. He eventually became a U.S. citizen.
In 1950, Lindström's marriage to Bergman ended in divorce due to her bearing Rossellini's illegitimate son, "Roberto."
In 1954, Lindström married Agnes Ronavec and they had four children: Karl, "Peter," Michael and "Brita."
Lindström taught neurosurgery at the University of California, Los Angeles. He also taught medicine at the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Utah. From 1955 to 1964 he was chief of neurosurgery at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Salt Lake City, and from 1964 to 1978 he held his own practice in San Francisco.
Lindström died on May 24, 2000, at the age of 93 in Sonoma, California.
References※
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- ^ Los Angeles Times (31 May 2000). "Dr. Petter Lindstrom". San Francisco Gate. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ Los Angeles Times (1 June 2000). "P. LINDSTROM, INGRID BERGMAN'S EX". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
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- ^ "Dr. Petter Lindstrom Dies at 93". Associated Press. 31 May 2000. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ Variety staff (5 June 2000). "Petter Lindstrom". Variety. Retrieved 7 August 2020.