Bo Gunnar Bjelfvenstam (born 24 April 1924) is a Swedish actor, film director and author.
Bo Bjelfvenstam | |
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 Bjelfvenstam in 2009 | |
| Born | Bo Gunnar Bjelfvenstam 24 April 1924 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Education | Uppsala University |
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| Years active | 1947–present |
| Spouse |
Dorothea Richard (m. 1960) |
| Children | 1 |
Early life and career edit
Gunnar was born in April 1924 in Stockholm. He is the son of the director of studies Erik Bjelfvenstam and Karin Jacobsson and the brother of Björn Bjelfvenstam.[1] Bjelfvenstam was educated at Uppsala University, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in 1944 and after military service began working with students theater and film in Stockholm. Bo has made several documentaries, not least about Africa.[2][3] He has also written books with a historical theme, including De ville so much, which deals with Swedish politicians from Karl XIV Johan to Olof Palme.[4]
He married Dorothea Richard in 1960 and they had a son.[5]
Filmography edit
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- Från Fjärdingen och Svartbäcken (1947)
- Landet vi glömmer (1949)
- Där vägarna sluta (1949)
- Post på hjul (1949)
- Dans i Dalom (1950)
- Gasmask typ A (1951)
- Folkgasmasken (1951)
- Vi klär oss för fjällen (1952)
- Rallare hos Tito (1952)
- En film om Gåsinge-Dillnäs (1952)
- Blekingefiskare (1952)
- Vår socken: en film om Gryt 1951–52 (1952)
- Paket på Posten (1953)
- Indianvägar (1953)
- Mayaland (1954)
- Bananfart (1954)
- Märkliga märken (1955)
- Att köra rätt och riktigt (1955)
- I samma verk (1956)
- Det gäller ditt liv (1957)
- Uppåt (1960)
- Arlanda. Huvudbanan (1961)
- The Face of Sweden 1–8 (1961–62)
- Lindökanalen (1962)
- Sveriges ansikte (1963)
Bibliography edit
References edit
- ^ Glover, Nikolas (2016-03-17). National Relations: Public Diplomacy, National Identity and the Swedish Institute, 1945-1970. Nordic Academic Press, Sweden. ISBN 978-91-87121-24-1.
- ^ Africa Quarterly. Indian Centre for Africa. 1972.
- ^ Service, United States Joint Publications Research (1978). Translations on Sub-Saharan Africa.
- ^ Films Suédois. Svenska filminstitutet. 1994. ISBN 978-91-85248-50-6.
- ^ "522 (Vem är Vem? / Norrland, supplement, register 1968)". runeberg.org (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ^ Bjelfvenstam, Bo (1982). I Somalia (in Swedish). Nordic Africa Institute. ISBN 978-91-7106-200-0.
- ^ Wiese, Michael (1984). The Independent Film & Videomakers Guide. M. Wiese Film Productions. ISBN 978-0-941188-03-6.