Olle Hellbom
Nils Olof "Olle" Hellbom (8 October 1925 – 5 June 1982) was a Swedish film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is most famous for directing films based on novels by Astrid Lindgren. His 1960 film Alla vi barn i Bullerbyn was entered into the 2nd Moscow International Film Festival.
Olle Hellbom

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- Name
- Olle Hellbom
- Birth Name
- Nils Olof Hellbom
- Born
- 8 October 1925
- Birthplace
- Mörkö, Sweden
- Died
- 5 June 1982
- Place of death
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Occupation
- Director, film producer, screenwriter
- Spouse
- Birgit Hellbom
- Full name
- Nils Olof Hellbom.
- Nationality
- Sweden.
- Education
- Södra Latin.
- Honours
- Guldbagge Award for Best Director.
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Olle Hellbom nacque l'8 ottobre 1925. Olle Hellbom morì il 5 giugno 1982.
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In 1978 at the 14th Guldbagge Awards he won the award for Best Director for his film The Brothers Lionheart. He died of stomach cancer.
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• Name — Olle Hellbom • Birth Name — Nils Olof Hellbom • Born — 8 October 1925 • Birthplace — Mörkö, Sweden • Died — 5 June 1982 • Place of death — Stockholm, Sweden • Occupation — Director, film producer, screenwriter • Spouse — Birgit Hellbom • Children — Jan, Tove
Director
Director
• 1957 - Mästerdetektiven Blomkvist lever farligt • 1959 - Raggare! • 1960 - Alla vi barn i Bullerbyn (TV movie) • 1964 - Vi på Saltkråkan (TV series) • 1964 - Tjorven, Båtsman och Moses • 1965 - Tjorven och Skrållan • 1966 - Tjorven och Mysak • 1967 - Skrållan, Ruskprick och Knorrhane • 1969 - Pippi Longstocking (1969 TV series) (TV series) • 1970 - Pippi Långstrump på de sju haven • 1970 - På rymmen med Pippi Långstrump • 1971 - Emil i Lönneberga • 1972 - Nya hyss av Emil i Lönneberga • 1973 - Emil och griseknoen • 1974 - Världens bästa Karlsson • 1977 - Bröderna Lejonhjärta • 1981 - Rasmus på luffen
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Producer
• 1981 - Tuppen • 1976 - Mina drömmars stad • 1975 - En kille och en tjej • 1972 - Mannen som slutade röka
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Olle Hellbom is recorded with the occupation film director. Recorded as screenwriter, architect, film producer and director. Recorded at birth as Nils Olof Hellbom.
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1982
Olle Hellbom died on 5 June 1982.
Writer
• 1951 - Kvinnan bakom allt • 1951 - Hon dansade en sommar • 1955 - Voyage in the Night • 1980 - To Be a Millionaire • 1981 - Tuppen
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- 1.Gunder Andersson. Olle Hellbom. Svensk Filmdatabas. 2011.
- 2.Davidsson Åke. Vem är Vem?. 1968.
- 3.Ollebom bei web.archive.org, abgerufen am 11. Februar 2024.
- 4.Olle Hellbom – Auszeichnungen. Internet Movie Database.
- 5.Sveriges dödbok 1901–2013. 2014. 91-87676-64-8.
- 6.Tove Hellbom – SFdb. 1958-10-04.
- 7.Jan Hellbom – SFdb. 1956-10-07.
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