Beppe Wolgers
Biography
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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.
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Acting (12 movies)
Pippi in the South Seas
1970
Dunderklumpen!
1974
Pippi Goes on Board
1969
Minns ni?
1993
Hugo and Josephine
1967
De sista entusiasterna
1969
Swedish Portraits
1964
Between Us
1969
Barna från Blåsjöfjället
1980
Fantasimissimo
1967
Story of a Woman
1970
Pippi Longstocking
1969
Directing (1 movie)
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Fantasimissimo | 1967 | Writer |
| De sista entusiasterna | 1969 | Writer |
| Dunderklumpen! | 1974 | Screenplay |
| From the Diary of a Cow | 1985 | Screenplay |