Åke Jensen (1912–1993) was a Swedish

stage Stage, stages, or staging may refer to: Arts and media Acting * Stage (theatre), a space for the performance of theatrical productions * Theatre, a branch of the performing arts, often referred to as "the stage" * ''The Stage'', a weekly Brit ...

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film actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

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singer Singing is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of musical expression, and the human voice can be considered the first musical instrument. The definition of singing varies across sources. Some sources define singi ...

.Steene p.192 He appeared in a number of

operetta Operetta is a form of theatre and a genre of light opera. It includes spoken dialogue, songs and including dances. It is lighter than opera in terms of its music, orchestral size, and length of the work. Apart from its shorter length, the oper ...

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revue A revue is a type of multi-act popular theatre, theatrical entertainment that combines music, dance, and sketch comedy, sketches. The revue has its roots in 19th century popular entertainment and melodrama but grew into a substantial cultural pre ...

Selected filmography

* ''

Dear Relatives ''Dear Relatives'' (Swedish: ''Kära släkten'') is a 1933 Swedish comedy film directed by Gustaf Molander and starring Gösta Ekman, Tutta Rolf and Carl Barcklind. Molander also co-wrote the screenplay with Gösta Stevens. The film was a hit at ...

'' (1933) * '' Pettersson - Sverige'' (1934) * ''

The Song to Her ''The Song to Her'' (Swedish: ''Sången till henne'') is a 1934 Swedish comedy film directed by Ivar Johansson and starring Martin Öhman, Sickan Carlsson and Åke Jensen.Qvist & Von Bagh p.92 It marked the film debut of Kristina Söderbaum, wh ...

'' (1934) * '' Odygdens belöning'' (1937) * ''

How to Tame a Real Man ''How to Tame a Real Man'' (Swedish: ''Så tuktas en äkta man'') is a 1941 Swedish comedy film directed by Ragnar Arvedson and starring Birgit Tengroth, Håkan Westergren and Thor Modéen.Holmstrom p.158 It was shot at the Sundbyberg Studios in S ...

'' (1941) * ''

A Girl for Me ''A Girl for Me'' (Swedish: ''En flicka för mej'') is a 1943 Swedish comedy film co-written and directed by Börje Larsson and starring Sickan Carlsson, Karl-Arne Holmsten and Max Hansen.Qvist & Von Bagh p.58 It was shot at the Sundbyberg Stud ...

'' (1943) * '' Kärlek och allsång'' (1944) * ''

The Old Clock at Ronneberga ''The Old Clock at Ronneberga'' (Swedish: ''Klockan på Rönneberga'') is a 1944 Cinema of Sweden, Swedish drama film directed and co-written by Gunnar Skoglund and starring Lauritz Falk, Vibeke Falk and Hilda Borgström.Qvist & Von Bagh p.58 It w ...

'' (1944) * ''

The Bells of the Old Town ''The Bells of the Old Town'' (Swedish: ''Klockorna i Gamla sta'n'') is a 1946 Swedish drama film directed by Ragnar Hyltén-Cavallius and starring Edvard Persson, George Fant and Elsie Albiin. It was shot at the Sundbyberg Studios of Europa Fil ...

'' (1946) * '' Poor Little Sven'' (1947) * '' Private Bom'' (1948) * ''

Divorced Divorce (also known as dissolution of marriage) is the process of terminating a marriage or marital union. Divorce usually entails the canceling or reorganising of the legal duties and responsibilities of marriage, thus dissolving the ...

'' (1951) * '' Blondie, Beef and the Banana'' (1952)

References

Bibliography

* Jean-Louis Ginibre, John Lithgow & Barbara Cady. ''Ladies Or Gentlemen: A Pictorial History of Male Cross-dressing in the Movies''. Filipacchi Publishing, 2005. * Steene, Birgitta. ''Ingmar Bergman: A Reference Guide''. Amsterdam University Press, 2005.

External links

* 1912 births 1993 deaths Swedish male film actors Swedish male stage actors 20th-century Swedish male actors People from Karlstad {{Sweden-film-bio-stub