Harry Leo Schein (13 October 1924 – 11 February 2006) was an

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n-born Swedish chemical engineer, writer and a major figure in

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. Born in

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, Schein was a founder of the

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and acted as its first Managing Director from 1963 to 1978. He is best known for his role in pushing through the film reform of 1963, which ensured that 10 percent of the money from cinema ticket sales was handed to a central film organization. This system guaranteed continuous production of Swedish films for several decades. After the film reform, there was a golden age for Swedish film with

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and

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as leading names. Schein was often engaged in public debates and demonstrated a distinctive understanding of the use of media. Schein was also a columnist in ''

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'' for more than 20 years, and wrote several books on current issues. He also published several largely autobiographical books, including ''Schein'' (1980) and ''Sluten'' (1995). At the 7th Guldbagge Awards he won a Special Achievement award. Schein was married to the Swedish actress

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from 1956 to 1989 and was a close friend of Swedish statesman and prime minister

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. He died in 2006 in

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References

Notes

* Lars Ilshammar,

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and Per Vesterlund
''Citizen Schein''
2010.

External links

Swedish Film Database''Ingmar Bergman Foundation''
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Schein, Harry 1924 births 2006 deaths 20th-century Swedish writers Jewish Austrian writers Swedish essayists Swedish male writers Austrian essayists Austrian columnists Swedish columnists Austrian emigrants to Sweden Male essayists 20th-century essayists Jewish emigrants from Nazi Germany to Sweden