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unusual facts about Oscar A. Swenson


Oscar A. Swenson

Memorial Library, Southern Minnesota Historical Center at the Minnesota State University, in Mankato, Minnesota.


B. A. Rolfe

Rolfe's company produced more than fifty silent films, several of which were collaborations with director/screenwriter Oscar A.C. Lund including the 1916 drama Dorian's Divorce starring Lionel Barrymore.

Embedded Training Teams

While serving as ETTs in Kunar Province, Captain William D. Swenson (Army) and Corporal Dakota Meyer (Marine) were awarded the Medal of Honor for their actions during the Battle of Ganjgal.

Oscar A. C. Lund

He frequently worked with director and screenwriter B. A. Rolfe, and with the British actress Barbara Tennant, directing her in more than half a dozen films.

Rolfe Photoplays

Between 1915 and 1918, B.A. Rolfe used Rolfe Photoplays Inc. to produce forty-nine silent films, several of which were collaborations with director/screenwriter Oscar A.C. Lund including the 1916 drama "Dorian's Divorce" starring Lionel Barrymore.

Swante M. Swenson

In 1854 he invested in the Buffalo Bayou, Brazos and Colorado Railway, which gained him acres of land in northwestern and western Texas.

William D. Swenson

Hagel was assisted by the Secretary of the Army John M. McHugh, Army Chief of Staff General Ray Odierno and the Sergeant Major of the Army, Raymond F. Chandler.

William Swenson

William D. Swenson, United States Army Officer, Recipient of the Medal of Honor


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