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Kenne Fant

Biography

Carl-Henrik "Kenne" Fant (1 January 1923 – 29 May 2016) was a Swedish actor, director, and writer. He was born in Strängnäs. His older brother George was also an actor.

Fant studied at Dramatens elevskola from 1945–1949, and was at the Royal Dramatic Theatre from 1949 - 1950. He was hired as director of the Nordic Tone Film 1952 -1962, and became production manager of Swedish Film Industry (SF) in 1962. He was appointed CEO of SF from 1963. In 1980 he resigned to become a freelance writer. His 1962 film Adventures of Nils Holgersson was entered into the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival. In 1991, he published a biography of Alfred Nobel that included many references to the extensive collection of Nobel's letters.

Fant was appointed in 2005 an honorary doctorate in History and Philosophy of Science at Uppsala University.

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Known For

Svenske ryttaren
Svenske ryttaren
När syrenerna blomma
När syrenerna blomma
Livet i finnskogarna
Livet i finnskogarna
Kalle Karlsson från Jularbo
Kalle Karlsson från Jularbo
All jordens fröjd
All jordens fröjd
Towards the Future
Towards the Future

Filmography

2018 Bergman: A Year in a Life
as Self
1964 Dance Around the Guldbaggen
as Self
1964 Pappa Sandrew
as
1953 Vingslag i natten
as
1953 All jordens fröjd
as
1953 Dance, My Doll
as Holger
1953 Brist
as Conductor
1953 Flickan från Backafall
as Nils Larsson
1952 Kalle Karlsson från Jularbo
as
1952 Towards the Future
as Folke
1952 När syrenerna blomma
as Johannes Weijner
1951 Poker
as Sven Bergström
1950 The Land Below the Equator
as
1949 Svenske ryttaren
as Jacob
1949 The Woman Who Disappeared
as Peter Holmer
1949 Prison
as Arne
1948 Vart hjärta har sin saga
as
1947 Ådalens poesi
as
1947 The People from Simlangs Valley
as Sven Brand
1947 Det vackraste på jorden
as