Like Petula Clark in the U.K., Sweden's Alice Babs got her professional start early, at age 15. Her recording career began in 1939 followed by her film appearances in Swedish films in 1940. She always played the country's goodhearted Patty Duke-type. [Photo above of Alice Babs]
Babs in films quickly became a thing with Swedish teens, much to the chagrin …
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