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Beppe Wolgers

Beppe Wolgers

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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Movies Starring Beppe Wolgers (13)

Minns ni? (1993)

A quick overview of Swedish film history, featuring a breathtaking cavalry of scenes from about 170 films. ...

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Barna från Blåsjöfjället (1980)

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 fat ...

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Dunderklumpen! (1974)

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. ...

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Story of a Woman (1970)

Karin, a Swedish music student in Rome, falls in love with Bruno, a medical student. After learning he is married, she returns to Sweden, where she meets and marries David, an American diplomat. When he is assigned to Rome, Karin's past unexpectedly comes ...

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Pippi in the South Seas (1970)

Pippi Longstocking, accompanied by friends Tommy and Annika, adventures on the South Seas to search for her father, who has been kidnapped by pirates. ...

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Pippi Goes on Board (1969)

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. ...

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Between Us (1969)

A man lives with his family in a small community. He is seen as a deviant, abnormal person by society. ...

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Pippi Longstocking (1969)

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 Pip ...

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De sista entusiasterna (1969)

The performance is divided into two acts: The first takes place in a hot air balloon basket sometime around 1900, the second in the present day in a house on the French Riviera, where Povel and Beppe are writing the revue. ...

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Hugo and Josephine (1967)

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 fu ...

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Fantasimissimo (1967)

A Swedish family musical by Beppe Wolgers. ...

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Medan andra pyntar (1965)

A genuine sit-down evening from 1965. ...

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Swedish Portraits (1964)

The unemployed Timjan discover Mejram singing and instantly fall in love with her. ...

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Movies Made By Beppe Wolgers (5)

From the Diary of a Cow (1985)

A cow dreams away from the barn routine and goes out into the world, becomes a pop star, talks about world peace in the UN, takes a ride in space before she lands in everyday life again. ...

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Dunderklumpen! (1974)

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. ...

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De sista entusiasterna (1969)

The performance is divided into two acts: The first takes place in a hot air balloon basket sometime around 1900, the second in the present day in a house on the French Riviera, where Povel and Beppe are writing the revue. ...

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Fantasimissimo (1967)

A Swedish family musical by Beppe Wolgers. ...

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The Square (1960)

A series of modernist sketches. A bunch of songs by Olle Adolphson, Owe Thörnqvist, Beppe Wolgers and Lars Forsell are performed in the film. The most famous, Mitt egen land, is sung by Monica Nielsen. Three years before it was first heard on record, then ...

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