Martin Vilhelm Ljung (15 August 1917, in Notviken, Luleå – 30 September 2010, in Stockholm) was a Swedish comedian, actor and singer.Martin Ljung
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Nationalencyklopedin ''Nationalencyklopedin'' (; "The National Encyclopedia" in English), abbreviated NE, is a comprehensive contemporary Swedish language, Swedish-language encyclopedia, initiated by a favourable loan from the Government of Sweden of 17 million Swed ...

''. Retrieved 29 September 2011 An apprentice blacksmith turned entertainer, his movie debut was in 1947, when he had uncredited appearances in several films, including the comedy ''Stackars lilla Sven'' with Nils Poppe and the drama ''Rallare'' (''Navvies''), directed by

Arne Mattsson Arne Mattsson (2 December 1919 – 28 June 1995) was a Swedish film director. Biography Born in Uppsala, the early films of Mattsson were mostly comedies. His biggest success was ''Hon dansade en sommar'' (1951, aka. ''One Summer of Happiness ...

. Ljung worked together with

Povel Ramel Baron Povel Karl Henric Ramel (; 1 June 1922 – 5 June 2007) was a Swedish entertainer. Ramel was a singer, pianist, vaudeville artist, author and a novelty song composer. His style was characterized by imaginative wit, both verbal and musical ...

for many years, and acted and sang in several of Ramel's

revue A revue is a type of multi-act popular theatrical entertainment that combines music, dance, and sketches. The revue has its roots in 19th century popular entertainment and melodrama but grew into a substantial cultural presence of its own du ...

s, where he also performed comic

monologue In theatre, a monologue (from el, μονόλογος, from μόνος ''mónos'', "alone, solitary" and λόγος ''lógos'', "speech") is a speech presented by a single character, most often to express their thoughts aloud, though sometimes a ...

s, including ''Ester'' and ''Fingal Olsson'', which have become Swedish comedy classics. He also worked with Hasse Alfredson and Tage Danielsson, in revues such as '' Spader, Madame!'' and ''Glaset i Örat'', and movies such as '' The Apple War''.

Selected filmography

* '' Rail Workers'' (1947) * '' The Realm of the Rye'' (1950) * ''

Kalle Karlsson of Jularbo ''Kalle Karlsson of Jularbo'' (Swedish: ''Kalle Karlsson från Jularbo'') is a 1952 Swedish musical drama film directed by Ivar Johansson and starring Kenne Fant, Rut Holm and Ingrid Thulin.Qvist & Von Bagh p.93 It is a biopic loosely based on ...

'' (1952) * '' Dance in the Smoke'' (1954) * ''

The Staffan Stolle Story ''The Staffan Stolle Story'' ( sv, Ratataa eller The Staffan Stolle Story) is a 1956 Swedish musical comedy film directed by Hasse Ekman. The film was selected as the Swedish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 29th Academy Awards ...

'' (1956) * '' The Great Amateur'' (1958)

References

* *Ericson, Uno Myggan, ''Myggans Nöjeslexikon'' (''Myggan's Encyclopedia of Entertainment''), vol. 10 (1992)

External links

* 1917 births 2010 deaths People from Luleå Municipality Swedish male actors Swedish comedy musicians {{Sweden-actor-stub