Tage Danielsson
Tage Danielsson | |
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 Tage Danielsson in his radio seriesTill Andersson i Nedanwhich was broadcast inSveriges Radio1954–55. | |
| Born | Tage Ivar Roland Danielsson 5 February 1928 |
| Died | 13 October 1985(aged 57) Stockholm,Sweden |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Occupation(s) | Author,Actor,Comedian,Poet,Director |
| Spouse | Märta-Stina Köhler |
| Awards | GuldbaggenBest film 1971Äppelkriget(director, script) 1975Släpp fångarne loss – det är vår!(director, script) 1978The Adventures of Picasso(director, script) |
Tage Ivar Roland Danielsson(Swedish pronunciation:[ˈtɑ̌ːɡɛˈdɑ̂ːnɪɛlˌsɔn];5 February 1928 – 13 October 1985) was aSwedishauthor, actor, comedian, poet and film director. He worked together withHans Alfredsonin the comedy duoHasse & Tage.
Early life
[edit]Danielsson was born on 5 February 1928 inLinköping,Sweden, the son of Ivar Danielsson, a bus driver, and his wife Elsa (née Svensson). He passedstudentexamenatKatedralskolanin Linköping in 1948 and received a Master of Philosophy degree fromUppsala Universityin 1954.[1]There he got involved in student theatre ofÖstgöta Nationand became a member of theJuvenalorden,as well as serving as vice president of theUppsala Student Union.
Career
[edit]After graduation, Danielsson found work atSveriges Radioin 1955. He became head of the entertainment department's speech section in 1956, production manager of the entertainment department in 1958, and department head from 1959 to 1962.[1][2]At his work he came in contact withHans Alfredson.They started the entertainment production companyAB Svenska Ord(Swedish Words Ltd) together in 1961.[1]Danielsson and Alfredson wrote, directed and acted in multiplerevuesand films over the coming decades.
In 1972 at the8th Guldbagge Awardshe won theBest Directoraward for the filmThe Apple War(1971).[3]At the12th Guldbagge Awardshis filmRelease the Prisoners to Spring(1975) won the award forBest Film.[4]At the14th Guldbagge Awardshis filmThe Adventures of Picasso(1978) won the award forBest Film.[5]In 1985 his filmRonia, the Robber's Daughter(1984), based onAstrid Lindgren's bookRonja, the Robber's Daughter(1981), was entered into the35th Berlin International Film Festival.[6]
Svenska Ord in general, and Danielsson in particular, excelled in making scorching comments on current events in an illusorily naive and outward-lookingly friendly way that often succeeded to endear even political opponents to his particular brand ofhumorist humanism.He was also a constant campaigner behind the scene for causes ranging from anti-apartheid toanti-nuclearto social solidarity, he was also a regular contributor to theanarcho-syndicalistnewspaperArbetaren.
In 1980 he received an honorary doctorate atLinköping University.
Personal life
[edit]In 1955, Danielsson married Märta-Stina Köhler (born 1930), the daughter of Knut Köhler and Karin Janze. They had one son: Patrik (born 1961).[1]
In January 1983, Danielsson's summer house inCorsicawas bombed. Danielsson, who had owned the house in Corsica for the past 20-25 years, left for Sweden a week before the bombing. The attack, which completely destroyed the house, was carried out by theNational Liberation Front of Corsica(FLNC) as part of theCorsican conflict.The organization's goal is to free Corsica from France.[7]
Death
[edit]His death in 1985 was fromskin cancer(Malignant melanoma). A statue of him can be seen just outside the grounds of his old school.
Selected filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]- Swedish Portraits(Svenska bilder) (1964) – Cousin Nr 1
- Docking the Boat(Att angöra en brygga) (1965) – Olsson
- Stimulantia(1967) – (Segment)
- Skrållan, Ruskprick och Knorrhane(1967) – Knorrhane
- Lådan(1968)
- Out of an Old Man's Head(I huvet på en gammal gubbe) (1968) – Bilförare (uncredited)
- The Apple War(Äppelkriget) (1971) – Bernhard Lindberg
- The Man Who Quit Smoking(Mannen som slutade röka) (1972)
- Egg! Egg! A Hardboiled Story(1975) – Head Waiter
- Release the Prisoners to Spring(Släpp fångarne loss, det är vår!) (1975) – Hennes vän
- The Adventures of Picasso(Picassos äventyr) (1978)
- SOPOR(1981)
- P & B(1983) – Drunkard
- Ronia, the Robber's Daughter(Ronja Rövardotter) (1984)
- False as Water(1985) – Party Guest (uncredited) (final film role)
Television
[edit]- Gröna hund(1962, TV Movie)
- Gula hund(1966, TV Movie)
- Spader, Madame!(1969, TV Movie) – Gabriel von Löwensköld
- Glaset i örat(1974, TV Movie)
- Svea hund på Göta Lejon(1976, TV Movie)
References
[edit]- ^abcdHarnesk, Paul, ed. (1962).Vem är vem?[Who's Who?] (in Swedish). Vol. 1, Stor–Stockholm (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Vem är vem bokförlag. p. 279.SELIBR53509.
- ^Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1985[Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1985] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1984. p. 235.ISBN91-1-843222-0.SELIBR3681527.
- ^"Äppelkriget (1971)".Swedish Film Institute.2 March 2014.
- ^"Släpp fångarne loss – det är vår! (1975)".Swedish Film Institute.6 March 2014.
- ^"Picassos äventyr (1978)".Swedish Film Institute. 8 March 2014.
- ^"Berlinale: 1985 Programme".berlinale.de.Retrieved8 January2011.
- ^Silberstein, Willy (29 January 1983)."Tage Danielssons villa på Korsika sprängd"[Tage Danielsson's villa in Corsica bombed].Svenska Dagbladet(in Swedish). p. 8.Retrieved24 May2024.
External links
[edit]
- 1928 births
- 1985 deaths
- Litteris et Artibus recipients
- Actors from Linköping
- Swedish entertainers
- Swedish-language writers
- Swedish film directors
- Uppsala University alumni
- Sommar (radio program) hosts
- Deaths from melanoma
- Deaths from cancer in Sweden
- Swedish male comedians
- Swedish atheists
- Best Director Guldbagge Award winners
- 20th-century Swedish male actors
- 20th-century Swedish comedians
- Male actors from Östergötland County