Bo Einar "Bosse" Larsson (2 February 1934 – 12 July 2015) was a Swedish

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. Larsson started working at ''Sparbanken'' in

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, Stockholm and after that he worked as a janitor. In 1959, he worked as a

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soldier in Gaza. From 1960–93 he worked at

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. Beginning in 1965 he hosted ''Gammeldans från Högloftet'' at

Skansen Skansen (; "the Sconce") is the oldest open-air museum and zoo in Sweden located on the island Djurgården in Stockholm, Sweden. It was opened on 11 October 1891 by Artur Hazelius (1833–1901) to show the way of life in the different parts of S ...

. His best-known presenting job was on ''Nygammalt'', which he presented between 1971–1989 and

Allsång på Skansen ''Allsång på Skansen'' (''Sing-along at Skansen'') is a Swedish show held at Skansen, Stockholm, every summer on Tuesdays between 8pm and 9pm. The audience is encouraged to sing along with musical guest stars to well-known Swedish and internati ...

1974–93.

Death

Larsson died from

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on 12 July 2015, aged 81.

Personal life

Larsson married Lisbeth Hansson in 1968.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Larsson, Bosse 1934 births 2015 deaths Swedish television hosts Deaths from brain tumor Deaths from cancer in Sweden Place of birth missing People from Haninge Municipality