Martin Ljung
Martin Vilhelm Ljung (15 August 1917 – 30 September 2010) was a Swedish comedian, actor and singer. An apprentice blacksmith turned entertainer, his movie debut was in 1947, when he had uncredited appearances in several films, including the comedy Stackars lilla Sven with Nils Poppe and the drama Rallare (Navvies), directed by Arne Mattsson. Ljung worked together with Povel Ramel for many years, and acted and sang in several of Ramel's revues, where he also performed comic monologues, including Ester and Fingal Olsson, which have become Swedish comedy classics.
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Martin Ljung
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- Name
- Martin Ljung
- Birth Name
- Martin Vilhelm Ljung
- Born
- 15 August 1917
- Birthplace
- Luleå, Sweden
- Died
- 30 September 2010
- Place of death
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Occupation
- Comedian, actor and singer
- Spouse
- Birgit Kahlin
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Languages
- Swedish
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Martin Vilhelm Ljung (15 August 1917 – 30 September 2010) was a Swedish comedian, actor and singer. An apprentice blacksmith turned entertainer, his movie debut was in 1947, when he had uncredited appearances in several films, including the comedy Stackars lilla Sven with Nils Poppe and the drama Rallare (Navvies), directed by Arne Mattsson. Ljung worked together with Povel Ramel for many years, and acted and sang in several of Ramel's revues, where he also performed comic monologues, including Ester and Fingal Olsson, which have become Swedish comedy classics.
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He also worked with Hasse Alfredson and Tage Danielsson, in revues such as Spader, Madame! And Glaset i Örat, and movies such as The Apple War.
Swedish comedian and actor Martin Ljung in 1964.
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Martin Ljung and Brita Borg in Karl Gerhard's revue "Jubelsommar", 1960.
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• Name — Martin Ljung • Birth Name — Martin Vilhelm Ljung • Born — 15 August 1917 • Birthplace — Luleå, Sweden • Died — 30 September 2010 • Place of death — Stockholm, Sweden • Occupation — Comedian, actor and singer • Years Active — 1947–2010 • Spouse — Birgit Kahlin
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• Rail Workers (1947) • The Realm of the Rye (1950) • Kalle Karlsson of Jularbo (1952) • Dance in the Smoke (1954) • The Staffan Stolle Story (1956) • The Great Amateur (1958)
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Martin Ljung died at Hedvig Eleonora parish.
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Luleå Cathedral Assembly.
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