Bo Bjelfvenstam
Bo Bjelfvenstam | |
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 Bjelfvenstam in 2009 | |
| Born | Bo Gunnar Bjelfvenstam 24 April 1924 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Died | 9 May 2025 (aged 101) |
| Education | Uppsala University |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1947–present |
| Spouse |
Dorothea Richard (m. 1960) |
| Children | 1 |
Bo Gunnar Bjelfvenstam (24 April 1924 – 9 May 2025) was a Swedish actor, film director and author.
Life and career
[edit]Bjelfvenstam was born in Stockholm on 24 April 1924. He was 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. He made several documentaries, not least about Africa.[2][3] He also wrote 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] Bjelfvenstam died on 9 May 2025, at the age of 101.[6][7]
Filmography
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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]- I Somalia, 1982[8]
- Marita, 1987
- Leva i Afrika, 1989
- Svenska resenärer och äventyrare, 1997[9]
- De ville så mycket : svenska politiker från Karl XIV Johan till Olof Palme, 1999
- Aldrig ett scoop : bildningsresa genom ett halvt sekel, 2007
References
[edit]- ^ Glover, Nikolas (17 March 2016). 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 9 May 2023.
- ^ https://www.dn.se/familj/till-minne-bo-bjelfvenstam/
- ^ "Bo Gunnar Bjelfvenstam (101 år) Stockholm | Ratsit". www.ratsit.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 May 2025.
- ^ 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.
