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Irene Ware (November 6, 1910 — March 11, 1993) was an American Hollywood movie actress of Swedish-Austrian ancestry. Born with maiden name Ahlberg. She was also an American beauty queen, and she was Miss United States for the Miss Universe competition International Pageant of Pulchritude 1929. Irene appeared in 29 films between 1932-1940, and is mostly remembered for playing the role of princess Nadji in Chandu The Magician 1932 with Edmund Lowe and Bela Lugosi, and as Boris Karloff's and Bela Lugosi's leading lady in 1935's The Raven. She died in 1993, aged 82, in Orange,... MORE

Irene Ware (November 6, 1910 — March 11, 1993) was an American Hollywood movie actress of Swedish-Austrian ancestry. Born with maiden name Ahlberg. She was also an American beauty queen, and she was Miss United States for the Miss Universe competition International Pageant of Pulchritude 1929. Irene appeared in 29 films between 1932-1940, and is mostly remembered for playing the role of princess Nadji in Chandu The Magician 1932 with Edmund Lowe and Bela Lugosi, and as Boris Karloff's and Bela Lugosi's leading lady in 1935's The Raven. She died in 1993, aged 82, in Orange, California. Irene Catherine Ahlberg was born 6/11 1910 in Bronx, New York. Her father, Ernest Ahlberg, born in Sweden, and manager of a saloon in Bronx, New York. Her mother, Anna Frey, born in New York from Austrian parents. Lived for many years in Long Island, New York. 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. Irene Ware(Ahlberg), a very beautiful and talented woman, was not known to the swedish public as an actress with swedish heritage, and she made more movies in Hollywood than the more famous LESS