Benny Holger Fredriksson (2 July 1959 – 17 March 2018) was a Swedish

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, and CEO of

Kulturhuset House of Culture (Swedish: Kulturhuset) is a cultural center situated to the south of Sergels torg in central Stockholm, Sweden. The House of Culture has been described as a symbol for Stockholm as well as of the growth of modernism in Sweden. ...

Stadsteatern in Stockholm, Sweden.

Career

From 1979 to 1982, Fredriksson studied at the National Academy of Dramatic Art in Stockholm. At the age of sixteen, he was a ticketer at Stockholm City Theatre. After finishing his education, he worked as an actor and director at the Royal Swedish Opera,

Gothenburg City Theatre Gothenburg City Theatre ( sv, Göteborgs stadsteater) opened in 1934 at Götaplatsen square in Gothenburg, Sweden. The theatre was designed by Swedish architect Carl Bergsten who gave the exterior a Neo-Classical look with a touch of Streamlin ...

Riksteatern Riksteatern is the name of the popular ''"National Touring Theatre"/"National Theatre Company"'' (~Eng. transl.) in Sweden. It's the biggest theatre company on tour in Sweden and can, in one way, almost be described as Sweden's national stage ...

Drottningholm Palace Theatre The Drottningholm Palace Theatre ( sv , Drottningholms slottsteater) is an opera house located at Drottningholm Palace in Stockholm, Sweden. It is one of the few 18th century theatres in Europe that is still used as a theatre with its origina ...

and Stockholm City Theatre. Later he served as art director at Parkteatern and ensemble boss at Stockholm City Theatre before he became CEO and theatre chief at Stockholm City Theatre in 2002. After sixteen years as CEO, Fredriksson resigned in December 2017. While on holiday in Sydney, Australia, Fredriksson died by suicide on 17 March 2018. Three months previously accusations had been made of sexual harassment and that he had allowed a culture of sexual harassment as CEO of the Stockholm City Theatre. A preliminary report in March 2018 found no evidence that Fredriksson had engaged in such conduct, and the newspaper that originally had reported the accusations has since indicated that some reports were misleading.

Personal life

Fredriksson was the son of Nils Holger Fredriksson and Ulla Maria Fredriksson; he grew up in a

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home in

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. From 1989 until his death in 2018, he was married to

Anne Sofie von Otter Anne Sofie von Otter (born 9 May 1955) is a Swedish mezzo-soprano. Her repertoire encompasses lieder, operas, oratorios and also rock and pop songs. Early life Von Otter was born in Stockholm, Sweden. Her father was Göran von Otter, a Swedis ...

, Sweden's most notable mezzo-soprano.Sveriges befolkning 1990, CD-ROM, Version 1.00, Riksarkivet (2011).

Filmography

*''Sammansvärjningen'' (TV Series, 1986) *''Kära farmor'' (TV Series, 1990)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fredriksson, Benny 1959 births 2018 suicides 20th-century Swedish actors Male actors from Stockholm Swedish theatre directors Swedish male stage actors Swedish male television actors Suicides in New South Wales 2018 deaths