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• Bonnier, Jo (Joakim)    b. January 31, 1930  d. June 11, 1972
  He was a Swedish auto racer who started in 104 Grand Prix races. He was killed during the 24 Hours of Le Mans. (Bio by: Ron Moody)
  Cause of death: Racing accident
  Lidingö Kyrkogård, Lidingo, Stockholms Lan, Sweden
   
• Dalén, Gustaf    b. November 30, 1869  d. December 9, 1937
  Inventor. He was awarded The Nobel Prize in 1912.
  Lidingö Kyrkogård, Lidingo, Stockholms Lan, Sweden
   
• Danielsson, Tage    b. February 5, 1928  d. October 13, 1985
  Poet, Author, Director, Screenwriter, Actor. One of Sweden´s intellectual leaders. A ”multi-doer” with a predilection for words. Lyrics and poems containing subtle humour was Tage Danielsson´s distinctive feature. In 1956 he met Hans Alfredson, with whom he began a lifelong partnership. Together, as ”HasseåTage” they made ten popular revues, starting with ”Gröna Hund” (Green Dog) in 1962. 1964 T.D. released his book ”Sagor för barn över 18 år” (Tales for children over 18), and the year after...[Read More] (Bio by: Peter Robsahm)
  Lidingö Kyrkogård, Lidingo, Stockholms Lan, Sweden
   
• Ehrling, Thore    b. October 29, 1912  d. 1994
  Band Leader, Musician, Composer, Arranger. The most successful of all Swedish band leaders during the 1940s and 1950s. He went to the Stockholm Music Conservatory 1931-1935 and then joined different bands playing the trumpet, until he formed his own band in 1938. During the swing era he made huge success with his big band, and subsequently he became tied to the Swedish Radio´s Dance Orchestra. He made more than 1,000 recordings, as a band leader or solo trumpeter, and also composed music to...[Read More] (Bio by: Peter Robsahm)
  Lidingö Kyrkogård, Lidingo, Stockholms Lan, Sweden
   
• Gernandt, Anders   b. April 30, 1920  d. November 2, 2000
  Swedish TV-personality and Horseman. A "Grand Ol'Man" of horse-riding in Sweden. Commenced his career as an officer in the swedish Cavalry, and participated in the Olympic horse-riding competitions in 1956 and 1960. Subsequently he became a popular TV-personality commenting horse-riding for the Swedish television. His last appearance for Swedish TV was in the 2000 Sydney-Olympics. (Bio by: Peter Robsahm)
  Cause of death: Heart failure
  Lidingö Kyrkogård, Lidingo, Stockholms Lan, Sweden
  Plot: Vilokullen
   
• Grive, Bengt    b. March 21, 1921  d. September 7, 2003
  Sports reporter, journalist. Born Bengt Gustafsson. A legendary sports reporter for the Swedish television. He started his career as sports journalist for the tabloid Aftonbladet. In 1960 he moved over to television, and became one of the most appreciated figures at Swedish TV. His main fields was soccer, tennis, table-tennis and figure-skating. He was also famous for "inventing" new colours while commenting figure-skating. Describing the colourful dresses he could use words like "dark white"...[Read More] (Bio by: Peter Robsahm)
  Lidingö Kyrkogård, Lidingo, Stockholms Lan, Sweden
  Plot: F-1034/B
   
• Järegård, Ernst-Hugo    b. December 12, 1928  d. September 6, 1998
  Acclaimed Swedish Actor. He was mostly playing unpleasant carachters, and was in Sweden concidered one of the greatest actors in modern time. He was celebrated for his achievments on screen as well as on stage. Several times he was a guest actor at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm. With Ingmar Bergman he appeared in ”Den Goda Viljan” (1992). He was also celebrated for what is concidered as a brilliant interpretation of some brutal killers in ”Skånska Mord” (1986), describing a number of...[Read More] (Bio by: Peter Robsahm)
  Lidingö Kyrkogård, Lidingo, Stockholms Lan, Sweden
   
• Lagerkvist, Pär    b. May 23, 1891  d. July 11, 1974
  Author. Awarded the Nobel Prize for literature.
  Lidingö Kyrkogård, Lidingo, Stockholms Lan, Sweden
   
• Mohr, Gerald    b. June 11, 1914  d. November 9, 1968
  Actor. Born in New York City, he was a character performer who appeared in over 500 radio plays, 73 films and over 100 television shows. In the 1930s, he began his career as a radio broadcaster, then branched into radio drama programs. He starred on radio shows such as "Philip Marlowe", "The Whistler", "The Adventures of Bill Lance" and many others. For feature films, he made his movie debut in "Society Smugglers" (1938), followed by a few more before serving in the US Army Air Corps during...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Cause of death: Heart attack
  Lidingö Kyrkogård, Lidingo, Stockholms Lan, Sweden
   
• Nerman, Einar   b. October 6, 1888  d. March 30, 1983
  Artist and Illustrator. He was educated at the Academie Colarossi in Paris and he also studied for the renowned artist Henri Matisse. In the 1920s he was drawing caricatures for the magazine "The Tatler" in London, caricatures which became internationally recognized. During the World War II he worked as an artist in New York. He also illustrated many books during his career, among them works by Swedish Nobel Prize winner, Selma Lagerlöf. Despite the fact that his works were recognized round the...[Read More] (Bio by: Peter Robsahm)
  Lidingö Kyrkogård, Lidingo, Stockholms Lan, Sweden
   
• Söderblom, Åke    b. January 20, 1910  d. May 20, 1965
  Actor, Writer. A hightly popular Swedish comedy actor. During his career he participated in 68 films, several radio-shows, revues, recordings and theatre acts. He also wrote many pieces and lyrics for revues and comedies. (Bio by: Peter Robsahm)
  Lidingö Kyrkogård, Lidingo, Stockholms Lan, Sweden
   

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