Beppe Wolgers
Also Known As: John Bertil Wolgers
Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Bertil "Beppe" Wolgers (10 November 1928, Stockholm – 6 August 1986) was a Swedish author, poet, translator, lyricist, actor, entertainer and artist. Wolgers was born in Stockholm. He wrote about a thousand songs and specialized in putting Swedish lyrics to foreign tunes like "Walkin' My Baby Back Home", "Waltz for Debby", "Dat Dere", "Take Five" and "Bachianas brasileiras" no 5. He also made several books and films for children, and did a famous series as a slightly crazy goodnight story teller for children in Swedish television 1968–74 and, as notable, the father of Pippi Longstocking in the 1969 TV series. He died in Östersund from a peptic ulcer. Description above from the Wikipedia article Daniel Radcliffe, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
Adult: No
Deathday: August 06, 1986
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Pippi in the South Seas
Overview: Pippi Longstocking, accompanied by friends Tommy and Annika, adventures on the South Seas to search for her father, who has been kidnapped by pirates.
Genres: Adventure Family
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1970-01-24
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Dunderklumpen!
Overview: Dunderklumpen lives all alone in the mountains of Jämtland. One Midsummer's Eve when he feels very lonely he sets off on a journey to find friends.
Genres: Adventure Animation Family Music Fantasy
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1974-09-26
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Pippi Goes on Board
Overview: Pippi Longstocking lives alone in Villekulla because her mother is an angel in heaven and her father is a pirate king in the Southern Seas. She befriends her next door neighbors, siblings Tommy and Annika, who are swept into Pippi's wild adventures.
Genres: Family
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1969-10-31
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Minns ni?
Overview: A quick overview of Swedish film history, featuring a breathtaking cavalry of scenes from about 170 films.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1993-10-24
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Hugo and Josephine
Overview: Josefin is a six year old girl who lives isolated in the countryside, where her father is a priest. She has no friends until she meets Hugo. He is a carefree boy who'd rather walk in the forest than go to school. Together with the gardener, they make up fun things to do.
Genres: Family Comedy Drama
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1967-12-16
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De sista entusiasterna
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Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1969-01-04
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Swedish Portraits
Overview: The unemployed Timjan discover Mejram singing and instantly fall in love with her.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1964-09-07
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Medan andra pyntar
Overview: A genuine sit-down evening from 1965.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1965-12-23
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Between Us
Overview: A man lives with his family in a small community. He is seen as a deviant, abnormal person by society.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1969-05-16
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Barna från Blåsjöfjället
Overview: A mother is taken to a hospital and the town council wants to split up her children and put them in foster homes, but the children have a diffrent plan. They set out on a epic journey down thru Sweden, from Lappland down to Stockholm in search of their father. They encounter many people on their journey and make new friends while trying too elude the police.
Genres: Family Adventure
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1980-11-15
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Fantasimissimo
Overview: A Swedish family musical by Beppe Wolgers.
Genres: Music Family
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1967-09-02
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Story of a Woman
Overview: Karin studies music in Rome and falls in love with Bruno. She learns that he is married and therefore returns to Sweden. She meets David. They marry and have a daughter. David is sent to Rome. Karin meets Bruno again.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-02-13
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Pippi Longstocking
Overview: Pippi Longstocking, a super-strong redheaded little girl, moves into her father's cottage Villa Villekulla, and has adventures with her next-door neighbors Tommy and Annika in this compilation film of the classic Swedish TV series. This was followed by Pippi Goes on Board.
Genres: Adventure Family
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1969-05-09
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