Lasse Dahlquist
Lars Erik ("Lasse") Dahlquist (14 September 1910 – 14 October 1979) was a Swedish composer, singer and actor. Many of his songs are among the most popular sing-along songs in Sweden, such as Oh boy oh boy oh boy and Gå upp och pröva dina vingar. He was married to Inez Margareta Dahlquist, née Lindquist (1911–2004) from 1936 and they had a son; the saxophonist Robert "Bob" Dahlquist (2 September 1938 – 6 September 2005).
Lasse Dahlquist
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- Name
- Lasse Dahlquist
- Birth Name
- Lars Erik Dahlquist
- Born
- 14 September 1910
- Birthplace
- Gothenburg, Sweden
- Died
- 14 October 1979
- Place of death
- Brännö, Sweden
- Occupation
- * Composer
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Known for
- Oh boy, oh boy and oh boy! · Välkommen till Göteborg
- Languages
- Swedish
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Lars Erik ("Lasse") Dahlquist (14 September 1910 – 14 October 1979) was a Swedish composer, singer and actor. Many of his songs are among the most popular sing-along songs in Sweden, such as Oh boy oh boy oh boy and Gå upp och pröva dina vingar. He was married to Inez Margareta Dahlquist, née Lindquist (1911–2004) from 1936 and they had a son; the saxophonist Robert "Bob" Dahlquist (2 September 1938 – 6 September 2005).
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Lasse Dahlquist (1910–1979) was an actor, composer and film director, among other activities, of Swedish nationality. The actor was born in Örgryte and died in Stockholm.
Among the works are Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy! and Välkommen till Göteborg. Languages used include Swedish.
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On Saltholmen, at the terminal of the boats of Styrsöbolaget, there is a place called Lasse Dahlquists Plats. He was born in Örgryte, and grew up in Lidingö. He worked at Sven-Olof Sandberg's music publishment Svenska Noter and in 1931 he began recording gramophone records. In 1977 he received the Evert Taube award. He died on Brännö of laryngeal cancer
Åke Söderblom och Lasse Dahlquist. Stillbildsfoto i samband med filmen "Vi masthuggspojkar" (1940). Jämför foto och bildtext i Wällhed, Anders, "Boken om Lasse
Benkt-Åke Benktsson, Ludde Gentzel, Lasse Dahlquist och Åke Söderblom i samband med filmen "Vi masthuggspojkar" (1940).
Wällhed, Anders, "Boken om Lasse Dahlquist: inte bara Brännö brygga", Tre böcker, Göteborg 2010, s. 182. (
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Key facts
• Name — Lasse Dahlquist • Birth Name — Lars Erik Dahlquist • Born — 14 September 1910 • Birthplace — Gothenburg, Sweden • Died — 14 October 1979 • Place of death — Brännö, Sweden • Resting Place — Brännö cemetery • Occupation — * Composer • singer • actor • Years Active — 1928–1974 • Children — Bob Dahlquist
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• Pojkarna på Storholmen (1932) • Jolly Musicians (1932) • Skärgårdsflirt (1935) • Just a Bugler (1938) • Styrman Karlssons flammor (1938) • Sjöcharmörer (1939) • The Crazy Family (1940) • Goransson's Boy (1941) • It Is My Music (1942) • Eaglets (1944) • Sista natten (1956)
Famous songs written by Lasse Dahlquist
Famous songs written by Lasse Dahlquist
• De' ä' dans på Brännö brygga • Oh boy oh boy oh boy • Kom lella vän ska vi segla • Gå upp och pröva dina vingar • Hallå du gamle indian • Morfar har berättat • Stuvarevalsen • Här dansar kustens glada kavaljer • Charlie Truck Polka • Jolly Bob från Aberdeen
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1979
Lasse Dahlquist died at Stockholm.
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Örgryte.
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• Örnungar (1944) • Västkustens hjältar (1940) • Vi på Solgläntan (1939) • Sjöcharmörer (1939) • Vi trumpetare (1938)
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