Edvard Persson

Swedish actor (1888–1957)

Ellen Rosengren

(m. 1916⁠–⁠1933)

Mim Ekelund

(m. 1933⁠–⁠1957)

Carl Edvard Persson (17 January 1888, in Sankt Pauli parish, Malmö, Scania – 19 September 1957, in Helsingborg, Scania)^[1] 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, Scania (Swedish and Danish: Skåne).^[2]^[3] He was also a popular entertainer in Denmark^[4] and after an American 1947 inviting, he made a 100 day tour in the US "Swedish communities" and made 36 concerts in New York City and in 35 other American cities.^[5]

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 Scania.

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
Turn of the Century (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
The Girl from Backafall (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

^ Swedish National Archive
^ Skånska Dagbladet [1]
^ Sydsvenska Dagbladet Snällposten [2]
^ Swedish National Archive [3] , "I Danmark var P:s popularitet inte mindre än i Sverige." or "In Denmark was his popularity no less than in Sweden".
^ Swedish National Archive [4], "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"