Erland Josephson
Erland Josephson (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈæ̌ːɭand ˈjûːsɛfˌsɔn]; 15 June 1923 – 25 February 2012) was a Swedish actor and author. He was best known by international audiences for his work in films directed by Ingmar Bergman, Andrei Tarkovsky, Theo Angelopoulos, and Liv Ullmann.
Erland Josephson
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- Born
- 1923
- Died
- 2012
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- Sweden
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- film director · writer · screenwriter · stage actor · film actor · director · poet · playwright · musician
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Josephson was born on the island of Kungsholmen, in Stockholm, Sweden, as the son of Maud Ellen Gabrielle (née Boheman) and Gunnar Josephson, a bookseller of Jewish descent, in 1923. His maternal uncle was diplomat Erik Boheman, and his maternal great-grandfather was entomologist Carl Henrik Boheman. Josephson was the leader of the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm from 1966 to 1975. He also published novels, short stories, poetry and drama, and was the director of several films. In 1980, he directed and starred in the film Marmalade Revolution, which was entered into the 30th Berlin International Film Festival. In 1986, he starred in The Sacrifice and won the award for Best Actor at the 22nd Guldbagge Awards. He was the Swedish voice of the Narrator in Disney's Beauty and the Beast.
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Erland Josephson appears in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek as an actor, writer, narrator, musician, playwright, film director and theatre manager (15 June 1923 – 25 February 2012). Erland Josephson was born on 15 June 1923; the birthplace is Stockholm, Sweden, according to the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Erland Josephson died on 25 February 2012 in Stockholm.
Tage Danielsson med hustrun Märta-Stina Danielsson samt Dramatenchefen Erland Josephson med hustrun Kristina Adolphson, vid nyinvigningen av Södra Teatern.
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Erland Josephson died at Adolf Fredriks parish.
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- 1.Erland Josephson. Nationalencyklopedin.
- 2.Josephson – en judisk släkt.
- 3.Erland Josephson dramatenchef. moll.nu.
- 4.IMDb. IMDB.com: Awards for Marmalade Revolution.
- 5.Lim, Dennis. Erland Josephson, Actor With Bergman, Dies at 88. The New York Times. 27 February 2012.
- 6.Swedish Film Institute. Offret (1986). 14 March 2014.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 30
- Cirkel (1946)
- Spegeln och en portvakt (1946)
- Spel med bedrövade artister (1947)
- Ensam och fri (1948)
- Lyssnarpost (1949)
- De vuxna barnen (1952)
- Sällskapslek (1956)
- En berättelse om herr Silberstein (1957)
- Kungen ur leken (1960)
- Benjamin : Generalskan (1963)
- Doktor Meyers sista dagar och Kandidat Nilssons första natt (1964)
- Loppans kvällsvard (1986)
- Konrad på teatern (1987)
- Kameleonterna (1987)
- Färgen : den borgerliga kulturens envisa överlevande (1988)
- Peter åker traktor (1989)
- Rollen : antecknat på turné med Körsbärsträdgården 24/2 – 15/5 1989 (1989)
- Sanningslekar (1990)
- Konrad på gubbdagis : en bilderbok för vuxna (1991)
- Föreställningar (1991)
- Konrad tar semester : en bilderbok för omogna (1993)
- Självporträtt : en egocentrisk dialog (1993)
- Sanningslekar (1994)
- Gubbröra (1994)
- Vita sanningar (1995)
- Svarslös (1996)
- Stockholms Själ (1999)
- Kunskapens scen : ett urval texter (2007)
- Reskamrater : berättelser i all korthet (2009)
- En natt i den svenska sommaren (2011)
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