Olle Helander (2 August 1919 in

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– 15 April 1976),

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, author, producer and presenter of radio and TV. From 1950 he was head of jazz at

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and 1956 took the initiative to Radiobandet. Material from the radio series Blueskvarter has since been released on CD. From 1965 he was hired as a TV producer responsible for the Swedish outtakes to

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during the end of the 60s.

Bibliography

*''Jazzens väg'' (1947) *''I jazzens kvarter'' (1964) {{DEFAULTSORT:Helander, Olle Swedish male writers 1919 births 1976 deaths Swedish journalists