Alvar Kraft
Alvar Kraft | |
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| Born | 19 September 1901 |
| Died | 28 September 1959 (aged 58) |
| Occupation | Composer |
| Years active | 1939-1956 (film) |
Alvar Kraft (19 September 1901 – 28 September 1959) was a Swedish pianist, bandleader and composer. His compositions included film music and popular songs. He was married to the actress Bullan Weijden.
He toured with singer Edvard Persson as his accompanist.
Selected filmography
- Bashful Anton (1940)
- A Sailor on Horseback (1940)
- Sunny Sunberg (1941)
- Sun Over Klara (1942)
- Life in the Country (1943)
- Turn of the Century (1944)
- The Happy Tailor (1945)
- The Bells of the Old Town (1946)
- Jens Mansson in America (1947)
- Each Heart Has Its Own Story (1948)
References
- ↑ Qvist & von Bagh p.181
- ↑ Ann-Kristin Wallengren (2014). Welcome Home Mr Swanson: Swedish Emigrants and Swedishness on Film. Nordic Academic Press. p. 140. ISBN 9789187675119.
Bibliography
- Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.
External links
- Alvar Kraft at IMDb
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