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Bo Bjelfvenstam

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Bo Bjelfvenstam
Bjelfvenstam in 2009
Born
Bo Gunnar Bjelfvenstam

(1924-04-24) 24 April 1924 (age 100)
Stockholm, Sweden
EducationUppsala University
Occupations
  • Actor
  • director
  • author
Years active1947–present
Spouse
Dorothea Richard
(m. 1960)
Children1

Bo Gunnar Bjelfvenstam (born 24 April 1924) is a Swedish actor, film director and author.

Early life and career

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Gunnar was born in April 1924 in Stockholm. He is the son of the director of studies Erik Bjelfvenstam and Karin Jacobsson and the brother of Björn Bjelfvenstam.[1] Bjelfvenstam was educated at Uppsala University, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in 1944 and after military service began working with students theater and film in Stockholm. Bo has made several documentaries, not least about Africa.[2][3] He has also written books with a historical theme, including De ville so much, which deals with Swedish politicians from Karl XIV Johan to Olof Palme.[4]

He married Dorothea Richard in 1960 and they had a son.[5]

Filmography

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  • Från Fjärdingen och Svartbäcken (1947)
  • Landet vi glömmer (1949)
  • Där vägarna sluta (1949)
  • Post på hjul (1949)
  • Dans i Dalom (1950)
  • Gasmask typ A (1951)
  • Folkgasmasken (1951)
  • Vi klär oss för fjällen (1952)
  • Rallare hos Tito (1952)
  • En film om Gåsinge-Dillnäs (1952)
  • Blekingefiskare (1952)
  • Vår socken: en film om Gryt 1951–52 (1952)
  • Paket på Posten (1953)
  • Indianvägar (1953)
  • Mayaland (1954)
  • Bananfart (1954)
  • Märkliga märken (1955)
  • Att köra rätt och riktigt (1955)
  • I samma verk (1956)
  • Det gäller ditt liv (1957)
  • Uppåt (1960)
  • Arlanda. Huvudbanan (1961)
  • The Face of Sweden 1–8 (1961–62)
  • Lindökanalen (1962)
  • Sveriges ansikte (1963)

Bibliography

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  • I Somalia, 1982[6]
  • Marita, 1987
  • Leva i Afrika, 1989
  • Svenska resenärer och äventyrare, 1997[7]
  • De ville så mycket : svenska politiker från Karl XIV Johan till Olof Palme, 1999
  • Aldrig ett scoop : bildningsresa genom ett halvt sekel, 2007

References

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  1. ^ Glover, Nikolas (2016-03-17). National Relations: Public Diplomacy, National Identity and the Swedish Institute, 1945-1970. Nordic Academic Press, Sweden. ISBN 978-91-87121-24-1.
  2. ^ Africa Quarterly. Indian Centre for Africa. 1972.
  3. ^ Service, United States Joint Publications Research (1978). Translations on Sub-Saharan Africa.
  4. ^ Films Suédois. Svenska filminstitutet. 1994. ISBN 978-91-85248-50-6.
  5. ^ "522 (Vem är Vem? / Norrland, supplement, register 1968)". runeberg.org (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-05-09.
  6. ^ Bjelfvenstam, Bo (1982). I Somalia (in Swedish). Nordic Africa Institute. ISBN 978-91-7106-200-0.
  7. ^ Wiese, Michael (1984). The Independent Film & Videomakers Guide. M. Wiese Film Productions. ISBN 978-0-941188-03-6.