Carl Edvard Persson (17 January 1888, in ''Sankt Pauli'' parish,

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– 19 September 1957, in

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) was a celebrated Swedish actor, director and singer. During his time, he was well-known in the entire country, but through many of his films and songs, he is often associated with his home province,

(Swedish and Danish: ''Skåne''). He was also a popular entertainer in

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and after an American 1947 inviting, he made a 100 day tour in the US "Swedish communities" and made 36 concerts in

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and in 35 other American cities.Swedish National Archiv

"''1947 inbjöds P att turnera i svenskbygderna i USA. Turnén, som omfattade 100 dagar och 36 städer..''" or "1947 P. was invited to tour the Swedish communities in the USA. The tour comprised 100 days, 36 cities - with an equal number of performances"

Biography and career

He got his first role in the 1923 silent film '' Studenterna på Tröstehult''. Overall, Persson made 45 feature films, among those were '' South of the Highway'' and '' Kalle på Spången''. He was one of the most popular film actors of his time, often playing the same kind of character - the jovial and good-natured man from

. As a singer he released numerous records. Among his more famous songs were ''Kalle på Spången'', ''Jag har bott vid en landsväg'', ''Jag är en liten gåsapåg från Skåne'' and ''Vi klarar oss nog ändå''.

Partial filmography

* ''Studenterna på Tröstehult'' (1924) - Tobias Bruce, informator * ''Den gamla herrgården'' (1925) - Tutor * ''Miljonär för en dag'' (1926) - Kalle 'Blixten' Svensson * ''Kvick som Blixten'' (1927) - Kalle 'Blixten' Svensson * ''Vad kvinnan vill'' (1927) - Kalle Pettersson * ''På kryss med Blixten'' (1927) - Kalle 'Blixten' Svensson * ''Hattmakarens bal'' (1928) - Cederström * '' The Southsiders'' (1932) - 'Lasse' Larsson * ''Sten Stensson Stéen från Eslöv på nya äventyr'' (1932) - Karlsson * ''Två hjärtan och en skuta'' (1932) - Johansson * '' Augusta's Little Misstep'' (1933) - Smulle Månsson * '' The Dangerous Game'' (1933) - Vredberg * '' Saturday Nights'' (1933) - Nappe Johansson * '' Secret Svensson'' (1933) - August Olsson * ''Flickorna från Gamla sta'n'' (1934) - Edvard Larsson * '' The Women Around Larsson'' (1934) - Lasse Larsson * '' Close Relations'' (1935) - Lasse Larsson * ''Larsson i andra giftet'' (1935) - Lasse Larsson, baker * '' Our Boy'' (1936) - Lars Blomquist * '' South of the Highway'' (1936) - Edward Månsson * ''Än leva de gamla gudar'' (1937) - Napoleon Pettersson * '' Baldwin's Wedding'' (1938) - Baldevin * ''Skanör-Falsterbo'' (1939) - Henrik Karlsson * '' Kalle's Inn'' (1939) - Kalle Jeppsson * '' Bashful Anton'' (1940) - Karl Anton Malm * '' A Sailor on Horseback'' (1940) - Lasse Borg * '' Sunny Sunberg'' (1941) - Gunnar Solberg * '' Snapphanar'' (1941) - Grimme Jens * '' Sun Over Klara'' (1942) - Ararat * ''Stinsen på Lyckås'' (1942) - Carl Malm * '' Life in the Country'' (1943) - Zakarias Bräsig * ''

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'' (1944) - Squire Munthe * '' The Happy Tailor'' (1945) - Sören Sörenson * '' The Bells of the Old Town'' (1946) - Carl Magnus Berg * '' Jens Mansson in America'' (1947) - Jens Månsson * '' Unconquered'' (1947) - Indian (uncredited) * '' Each Heart Has Its Own Story'' (1948) - Baron Henric Löwencrona af Löwstaborg * '' Sven Tusan'' (1949) - Sven 'Tusan' Jönsson * '' Number 17'' (1949) - Calle Svensson * '' Pimpernel Svensson'' (1950) - Anders 'Pimpernel' Svensson * '' Count Svensson'' (1951) - Anders Svensson * ''

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'' (1953) - Silla-Sven * '' A Night at Glimmingehus'' (1954) - Nils Jeppsen * '' Blue Sky'' (1955) - Fridolf Rundquist * '' When the Mills are Running'' (1956) - Blomster-Pelle Pettersson (final film role)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Persson, Edvard 1888 births 1957 deaths Swedish male film actors Swedish male silent film actors 20th-century Swedish male actors 20th-century Swedish male singers Male actors from Malmö Singers from Malmö