Tage Danielsson (; 5 February 1928 – 13 October 1985) was a Swedish author, actor, comedian, poet and film director. He is best known for his collaboration with

Hans Alfredson Hans Folke "Hasse" Alfredson (28 June 1931 – 10 September 2017) was a Swedish actor, film director, writer, and comedian. He was born in Malmö, Sweden. He is known for his collaboration with Tage Danielsson as the duo Hasse & Tage and their ...

in the comedy duo Hasse & Tage.

Career

After graduation from Katedralskolan in

Linköping Linköping () is a city in southern Sweden, with around 105,000 inhabitants as of 2021. It is the seat of Linköping Municipality and the capital of Östergötland County. Linköping is also the episcopal see of the Diocese of Linköping (Church ...

, Danielsson matriculated at the

University of Uppsala Uppsala University ( sv, Uppsala universitet) is a public research university in Uppsala, Sweden. Founded in 1477, it is the oldest university in Sweden and the Nordic countries still in operation. The university rose to significance during ...

in 1949. There he got involved in student theatre of Östgöta Nation and became a member of the

Juvenalorden Juvenalorden is a student society based at Uppsala University, Sweden. Juvenalorden was founded in 1907, but traces its traditions to the society known as "Juvenals, The Juvenals" (''Juvenalerna''), which had been active in the 1830s and 1840s. Th ...

, as well as serving as vice president of the

Uppsala Student Union Uppsala Student Union (''Uppsala studentkår'') is one of four students' unions at Uppsala University in Uppsala, Sweden. According to Swedish law, university students are no longer required to be members of a students' union since 2010. Uppsal ...

. After graduation, Tage Danielsson found work at ''

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'' in 1955. From 1959 to 1962 he was the manager for its entertainment department. At his work he came in contact with Hans Alfredson. They started the entertainment production company ''

AB Svenska Ord Hasse & Tage ( sv, Hasse och Tage) were a popular Swedish comedy duo featuring Hans "Hasse" Alfredson and Tage Danielsson. They are sometimes known as ''Hasseåtage'', a spelling created by the Swedish press in the 1960s, but never used by the d ...

'' (Swedish Words Ltd) together in 1961. In 1972 at the 8th Guldbagge Awards he won the Best Director award for the film ''

The Apple War ''The Apple War'' ( sv, Äppelkriget) is a 1971 Swedish comedy-drama film directed by Tage Danielsson, starring Gösta Ekman, Hans Alfredsson, Tage Danielsson, Monica Zetterlund and Max von Sydow. The political theme of the film is the battle be ...

''. At the

12th Guldbagge Awards The 12th Guldbagge Awards ceremony, presented by the Swedish Film Institute, honored the best Swedish films of 1975 and 1976, and took place on 13 September 1976. ''Release the Prisoners to Spring'' directed by Tage Danielsson was presented with ...

his film ''

Release the Prisoners to Spring ''Release the Prisoners to Spring'' ( sv, Släpp fångarne loss, det är vår!) is a 1975 Swedish comedy film directed by Tage Danielsson. At the 12th Guldbagge Awards the film won the awards for Best Film and Best Actress (Margaretha Krook). The ...

'' won the award for

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. At the

14th Guldbagge Awards The 14th Guldbagge Awards ceremony, presented by the Swedish Film Institute, honored the best Swedish films of 1977 and 1978, and took place on 18 September 1978. ''The Adventures of Picasso'' directed by Tage Danielsson was presented with the aw ...

his film ''

The Adventures of Picasso ''The Adventures of Picasso'' ( sv, Picassos äventyr) is a 1978 Swedish surrealist comedy film directed by Tage Danielsson, starring Gösta Ekman, as the famous painter. The film had the tag-line ''Tusen kärleksfulla lögner av Hans Alfred ...

'' won the award for

. Svenska Ord in general, and Danielsson in particular, excelled in making scorching comments on current events in an illusorily naive and outward-lookingly friendly way that often succeeded to endear even political opponents to his particular brand of ''humorist humanism''. He was also a constant campaigner behind the scene for causes ranging from Anti-Apartheid to Anti-Nuclear to social solidarity, he was also a regular contributor to the

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newspaper

Arbetaren ''Arbetaren'' (''The Worker'') is a Swedish syndicalist newspaper. Founded in 1922, it has been published by the anarcho-syndicalist union SAC Syndikalisterna SAC Syndikalisterna ( sv, Sveriges Arbetares Centralorganisation) is a syndicali ...

. In 1980 he received an honorary doctorate at

Linköping University Linköping University (, LiU) is a public research university based in Linköping, Sweden. Originally established in 1969, it was granted full university status in 1975 and is one of Sweden's largest academic institutions. The university has fou ...

. His death in 1985 was from

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(

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). A statue of him can be seen just outside the grounds of his old school. In 1985 his 1984 film ''

Ronia, the Robber's Daughter ''Ronia, the Robber's Daughter'' ( Swedish: ''Ronja rövardotter'') is a children's fantasy book by the Swedish author Astrid Lindgren, first published in 1981. The book has been adapted as a prize-winning 1984 film, a Danish and a German musi ...

'', based on

Astrid Lindgren Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren (; ; 14 November 1907 – 28 January 2002) was a Swedish writer of fiction and screenplays. She is best known for several children's book series, featuring Pippi Longstocking, Emil of Lönneberga, Karlsson-on-t ...

's 1981 book ''

Ronia the Robber's Daughter ''Ronia, the Robber's Daughter'' ( Swedish: ''Ronja rövardotter'') is a children's fantasy book by the Swedish author Astrid Lindgren, first published in 1981. The book has been adapted as a prize-winning 1984 film, a Danish and a German mus ...

'', was entered into the

35th Berlin International Film Festival The 35th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 15 to 26 February 1985. The Golden Bear was awarded to East German film '' Die Frau und der Fremde'' directed by Rainer Simon and British film ''Wetherby'' directed by David Har ...

Selected filmography

Film

* ''

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'' (''Svenska bilder'') (1964) – Cousin Nr 1 * ''

Docking the Boat ''Docking the Boat'' ( sv, Att angöra en brygga, or sometimes: ''To Go Ashore'') is a Swedish dark comedy film from 1965 directed by Tage Danielsson. The film stars Gösta Ekman, Monica Zetterlund, Hans Alfredson, Lars Ekborg and Birgitta A ...

'' (''Att angöra en brygga'') (1965) – Olsson * ''Stimulantia'' (1967) – (Segment) * '' Skrållan, Ruskprick och Knorrhane'' (1967) – Knorrhane * ''Lådan'' (1968) * ''

Out of an Old Man's Head ''Out of an Old Man's Head'' ( sv, I huvet på en gammal gubbe) is a 1968 Swedish adult film directed by Per Åhlin and Tage Danielsson, starring Hans Alfredson as an old man remembering his past. Partly a black comedy, the film was released aroun ...

'' (''I huvet på en gammal gubbe'') (1968) – Bilförare (uncredited) * ''

'' (''Äppelkriget'') (1971) – Bernhard Lindberg * ''

The Man Who Quit Smoking ''The Man Who Quit Smoking'' ( sv, Mannen som slutade röka) is a 1972 Swedish comedy film directed by Tage Danielsson, starring Gösta Ekman, Grynet Molvig, Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt and Gunn Wållgren. The film is known as a Hasse & Tage film a ...

'' (''Mannen som slutade röka'') (1972) * '' Egg! Egg! A Hardboiled Story'' (1975) – Head Waiter * ''

'' (''Släpp fångarne loss, det är vår!'') (1975) – Hennes vän * ''

'' (''Picassos äventyr'') (1978) * '' SOPOR'' (1981) * ''P & B'' (1983) – Drunkard * ''

'' (''Ronja Rövardotter'') (1984) * '' False as Water'' (1985) – Party Guest (uncredited) (final film role)

Television

* '' Gröna hund'' (1962, TV Movie) * '' Gula hund'' (1966, TV Movie) * ''

Spader, Madame! ''Spader, Madame!'' is a Swedish variety show that had its première on 10 January 1969 at the Oscarsteatern in Stockholm. It was written by Hans Alfredson and Tage Danielsson, the duo known as Hasse & Tage, and directed by Danielsson. Both of ...

'' (1969, TV Movie) – Gabriel von Löwensköld * ''Glaset i örat'' (1974, TV Movie) * '' Svea hund på Göta Lejon'' (1976, TV Movie)

References

External links

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