Martin Ljung
Martin Vilhelm Ljung (15 August 1917, in Notviken, Luleå – 30 September 2010, in Stockholm[1]) was a Swedish comedian, actor and singer.[2]
Martin Ljung | |
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 Martin Ljung in 1960. | |
| Born | Martin Vilhelm Ljung 15 August 1917 |
| Died | 30 September 2010 (aged 93) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Occupation | Comedian, actor and singer |
| Years active | 1947–2010 |
| Spouse(s) | Birgit Kahlin
(m. after 1946) |
An apprentice blacksmith turned entertainer, his movie debut was in the 1947 movie Tappa inte sugen starring Nils Poppe.
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.[2]
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.
References
- "Martin Ljung har avlidit". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 1 October 2010. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- Martin Ljung entry in Nationalencyklopedin. Retrieved 29 September 2011
- "Martin Ljung" (in Swedish). Swedish Film Institute. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
- Ericson, Uno Myggan, Myggans Nöjeslexikon (Myggan's Encyclopedia of Entertainment), vol. 10 (1992)
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