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.[1] He was married to the actress Bullan Weijden.
He toured with singer Edvard Persson as his accompanist.[2]
Selected filmography
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ↑ 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
[edit]- Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.
External links
[edit]- Alvar Kraft at IMDb
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