Irene Ware

Irene Catherine Ahlberg was born November 6,1910 in New York, New York of Swedish-Austrian ancestry. Her father, Ernest Ahlberg, born in Sweden, and manager of a saloon. Her mother, Anna Freya, born in New York from Austrian parents, was a successful real estate agent. She lived in New York and Los Angeles. Her first marriage was with American screenwriter John Meehan Jr., who won three Oscars for his work. Her second marriage was to federal judge Fred Campbell. She left the industry to become a mother to her two children, John and Deirdre Meehan.

Irene Ware, forgotten by the Swedish public for so long, has become somewhat of a phenomenon in the country again due to her rare beauty. Next to Greta Garbo, she is considered one of the most stunning Hollywood starlets of Swedish descent. Read Less