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Göran Graffman
Eric Göran Graffman (12 February 1931 – November 2014) was a Sweden, Swedish actor and film director from Gothenburg). He was the father of the actor Per Graffman, the director Emil Graffman and Mats Graffman. Graffman worked as actor at Gothenburg City Theatre since the 1950s, and, in 1967, he started working at the Royal Dramatic Theatre. He began directing films in the 1970s. Biography Göran Graffman was the son of the Courts of appeal in Sweden, Court of Appeal lawyer Gösta Graffman and Gunhild Josephson. After graduating in Sigtuna in 1950, he attended the Gothenburg City Theatre's student school 1951–1954. Graffman has been active as an actor at the Gothenburg City Theater since the early 1950s and has since worked at the Stockholm City Theatre, the TV Theater and the Radio Theater, among others. In 1967 he came to the Royal Dramatic Theatre, where he then largely stayed. He worked there in several acclaimed productions directed by Per Verner-Carlsson, such as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic country by both area and population, and is the List of European countries by area, fifth-largest country in Europe. Its capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a population of 10.6 million, and a low population density of ; 88% of Swedes reside in urban areas. They are mostly in the central and southern half of the country. Sweden's urban areas together cover 1.5% of its land area. Sweden has a diverse Climate of Sweden, climate owing to the length of the country, which ranges from 55th parallel north, 55°N to 69th parallel north, 69°N. Sweden has been inhabited since Prehistoric Sweden, prehistoric times around 12,000 BC. The inhabitants emerged as the Geats () and Swedes (tribe), Swedes (), who formed part of the sea-faring peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lars Norén
Lars Göran Ingemar Norén (9 April 1944 – 26 January 2021) was a Swedish playwright, novelist and poet. He was a director at the Royal Dramatic Theatre, artistic director of Riksteatern 1999–2007, and artistic director of Folkteatern in Gothenburg 2009–2012. Norén is commonly acknowledged as the foremost Swedish playwright since August Strindberg, and the great contemporary Nordic playwright alongside Jon Fosse. His dramatic work has been performed widely throughout Europe as well as in China and South America. Norén's work spans across genres and styles, and explores existential and social themes. The dramatic works are driven by a poetic dialogue, with elements of absurdity and humour. Recurring motifs are the Holocaust, nightly quarrels in bourgeois families, alcoholism, and the socially marginalised. The prefix ''Norén-'' is used figuratively in Swedish compound words, such as ''Norénjul'' ('Norén Christmas'). It refers to common themes in Lars Norén’s work, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Deaths
This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organized by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked below. 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 Earlier years ''Deaths in years earlier than this can usually be found in the main articles of the years.'' See also * Lists of deaths by day * Deaths by year (category) {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All These Women
''All These Women'' (), originally released as ''Now About These Women'' in the UK, is a 1964 Swedish comedy film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. It is a parody of Federico Fellini's ''8½''. Along with '' Smiles of a Summer Night'', the film is one of the few comedy films ever made by Bergman. It was Bergman's first film to be shot in color. Plot Cornelius is a musical critic who visits the summer estate, Villa Tremolo, of the famed cellist, Felix, to write the musician's biography. Cornelius is greeted by Jillker, Felix's impresario, and Tristan, the chauffeur, but Felix remains chiefly unseen. Cornelius glimpses Felix heading for a bedroom with a woman whom he presumes to be Felix's wife. Cornelius meets Adelaide and tells her Felix has retired with his wife, but Adelaide reveals she is Felix's wife. It turns out Felix is unfaithful and has several lovers. Aside from Adelaide, each is given a special nickname. The self-proclaimed "official" mistress is Ms. Bumblebee, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rasmus På Luffen
''Rasmus på luffen'' is a Swedish film directed by Olle Hellbom, which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 12 December 1981. It is based on the 1955 film '' Luffaren och Rasmus'' by Astrid Lindgren, and the book '' Rasmus på luffen'' by Lindgren published in 1956. Plot The story is set in the year 1910 when a child, Rasmus, runs away from the orphanage ''Västerhaga'' and meets the hobo Oskar. Cast * Allan Edwall as Oskar * Erik Lindgren as Rasmus * Jarl Kulle as Hilding Lif * Håkan Serner as Liander * Olof Bergström as Länsman (policeman) * Rolf Larsson as policeman Bergqvist * Roland Hedlund as policeman Andersson * Lena Brogren as Martina, Oskar's wife * Tommy Johnson as Nilsson * Lottie Ejebrant as Nilsson's wife * Lars Amble as merchant * Lena Nyman as merchant's wife * Georg Adelly as Lusknäpparn, Hobo * Göran Graffman as Rosasco, Hobo * Gösta Linderholm as Sju Attan, a Hobo * Ulla-Britt Norrman-Olsson as the first woman visited by Oskar and Rasmus * Emy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Return Of The Dancing Master
''The Return of the Dancing Master'' is a 2000 novel by Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell. It was translated into English in 2003 by Laurie Thompson, and won the 2005 Gumshoe Award for Best European Crime Novel, presented by Mystery Ink. The book was a finalist for the ''Los Angeles Times'' Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller. The central character of the book is Stefan Lindman, a young police officer with cancer, who investigates the murder of a retired officer. The plot explores the relationship between the German Nazi movement and the Neo-Nazis in modern Sweden. A was produced in 2004 starring Swedish actor Jonas Karlsson as Stefan Lindman. A as well was produced same year, starring actor Tobias Moretti as Lindman and Maximilian Schell Maximilian Schell (8 December 1930 – 1 February 2014) was a Swiss actor. Born in First Austrian Republic, Austria, his parents were involved in the arts and he grew up surrounded by performance and literature. While he was still a chil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monica Nordquist
Eva Gun Monica Nordquist Graffman (born ''Nordquist'' 3 February 1941 - 24 June 2017) was a Swedish actress, well known for her roles as Madicken's mother and Fia's mother in the 1973 TV series ''Den vita stenen''. All those films are directed by her partner Göran Graffman. Born in Stockholm, Nordquist finished in second place in VeckoRevyn's Miss Sweden-competition in 1958 and qualified for the Miss Europe Miss Europe is a beauty pageant for women from all over Europe. It was established in February 1927 by , the European distributor of Paramount, as a one-off event where the winner was to star in a film directed by Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau. A ...-competition. From 1963 to 1966 she studied at Gothenburg Theatre Academy. Nordquist died at the age of 76 on 24 June 2017. References Monica Nordquist - SFdb 1941 births 2017 deaths Swedish television actresses Actresses from Stockholm 20th-century Swedish actresses {{Sweden-tv-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madicken
Madicken is a fictional character created by the Swedish author Astrid Lindgren. Madicken appeared in six books, and its adaptations: two films — '' Du är inte klok Madicken'' (1979) (''You're out of your mind, Maggie'') and ''Madicken på Junibacken'' (1980) (''Meg of June Hill''); and a TV series (1979). ''Du är inte klok Madicken'' and the follow-up film ''Madicken på Junibacken'' tell about a 7-year-old middle class girl, set during World War I. Both are edited from various episodes of the TV production ''Madicken'', which screened in 1979 (season 1) and 1980 (season 2). Her full name is Margareta Engström, but the only time anyone uses it is when admonishing her. Her mother is a housewife - they have a maid/nanny named Alva who does the work around the house, and her father is the editor-in-chief of the local newspaper. See also * ''Emil i Lönneberga'' * ''Ronja, the Robber's Daughter'' * ''Pippi Longstocking Pippi Longstocking () is the fictional main characte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 i Lönneberga, Emil of Lönneberga, Karlsson-on-the-Roof, and the Six Bullerby Children (''Children of Noisy Village'' in the US), and for the children's fantasy novels ''Mio, My Son''; ''Ronia the Robber's Daughter''; and ''The Brothers Lionheart''. Lindgren worked on the Children's Literature Editorial Board at the Rabén & Sjögren publishing house in Stockholm and wrote more than 30 books for children. In 2017, she was calculated to be the world's 18th most translated author. Lindgren had by 2010 sold roughly 167 million books worldwide. In 1994, she was awarded the Right Livelihood Award for "her unique authorship dedicated to the rights of children and respect for their individuality". Her opposition to corporal punishment of children resulted in the world's first law ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Den Vita Stenen
''Den vita stenen'' ("The White Stone") is a 1964 Swedish children's book written by Gunnel Linde. In 1965, Linde received the Nils Holgersson Plaque for this book. In 1973, a TV version of the story was produced. Plot The book takes place in a village in the Swedish countryside during the 1930s. Fia and her mother Mrs Pettersson, a piano teacher, live in the big house of the village's "häradshövding" (a countryside local judge/lawspeaker), where the bad-tempered housekeeper Malin lives. People say bad things about Mrs Pettersson because she is useless and lazy as she just plays piano. Fia always gets teased by her school mates because she has a useless mother who is a piano teacher in their school. One summer day, a boy called Hampus comes to the village together with his stepparents, his uncle who is a poor shoemaker and his wife, and their 6 children. The shoemaker's wife and her children think Hampus is stupid as he "always makes trouble and makes them move house" as they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sławomir Mrożek
Sławomir Mrożek (29 June 1930 – 15 August 2013) was a Polish dramatist, writer and cartoonist. Mrożek joined the Polish United Workers' Party during the reign of Stalinism in the People's Republic of Poland, and made a living as a political journalist. He began writing plays in the late 1950s. His theatrical works belong to the genre of absurdist fiction, intended to shock the audience with non-realistic elements, political and historic references, distortion, and parody. In 1963 he emigrated to Italy and France, then further to Mexico. In 1996 he returned to Poland and settled in Kraków. In 2008 he moved back to France.Krystyna DąbrowskaSławomir Mrożek. Culture.pl, September 2009. He died in Nice at the age of 83. Postwar period Mrożek's family lived in Kraków during World War II. He finished high school in 1949 and in 1950 debuted as a political hack-writer on '' Przekrój''. In 1952 he moved into the government-run Writer's House ( ZLP headquarters with the rest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
