Per Anders Fogelström
Biography
Per Anders Fogelström (22 August 1917, Stockholm – 20 June 1998 Stockholm) was a Swedish writer, and one of the leading figures in modern Swedish literature. He spent his whole life in Stockholm, and the most famous of the more than 40 books he wrote in total is a series of five novels set in the Swedish capital that he dearly loved, describing the lives of successive generations of Stockholmers between 1860 and 1968.
Known For & Full Filmography4 Titles
Movie - 1976, 2h 15m • as Narrator
Young Henning and his friends are struggling to stay alive in 19th century Stockholm, where he has ended up in search of employment. In the harsh city, he and his friends dream of the good life while struggling for their survival.
Movie - 2017, 2h 15m • as Self - (Archive footage)
A film about Sweden's most read author Per Anders Fogelström. And it follows his life from his turbulent childhood, the successes with the novels about the City of My Dreams and his lifelong riddle about his father's sudden disappearance.
Movie - 1966, 2h 15m • as Self
A report of the 60th anniversary of the Children's Day, which also included the talent competition "Vi som vill opp" from Humlegården in Stockholm.
Movie - 1957, 2h 15m • as man på tryckeriet
Olle moves to Stockholm to start a new job as a printer. He rents a room by his colleague-to-be, Victor. He shares the apartment with Roffe who has a serious alcohol problem - and a very flirtatious wife, Irma. He falls in love with Irma's sister, Barbro.