- Tage Danielsson
Infobox Actor
name=Tage Danielsson
birthname=Tage Ivar Roland Danielsson
nationality= Swedish
birthdate=birth date|1928|2|5|mf=y
birthplace=Linköping ,Sweden
deathdate=Death date and age|1985|10|13|1928|2|5
deathplace=Stockholm ,Sweden
spouse=Märta-Stina Köhler
occupation=Author ,Actor ,Comedian ,Poet , Director
awards= Guldbaggen Best film
1971 "Äppelkriget " (director, script)
1975 "Släpp fångarne loss – det är vår!" (director, script)
1978 "Picassos äventyr " (director, script)
imdb= 0200192Tage Danielsson (first name pronouced "TAH-GEH") (
February 5 1928 –October 13 1985 ) was a Swedish author, actor, poet and film director. He was born inLinköping and died inStockholm . He is best known for his collaboration withHans Alfredson in the comedy-duo "Hasseåtage ".After graduation from Katedralskolan in
Linköping , Danielsson matriculated at theUniversity of Uppsala in 1949. There he got involved in student theatre of Östgöta Nation and became a member of theJuvenalorden , as well as serving as vice president of theUppsala Student Union .After graduation, Tage Danielsson found work at "
Sveriges Radio " in 1955. From 1959 to 1962 he was the manager for its entertainment department. At his work he came in contact with Hans Alfredson. They started the entertainment production company "AB Svenska Ord " together in 1961.Svenska Ord in general, and Danielsson in particular, excelled in making scorching comments on current events in an illusorily naive and outward-lookingly friendly way that often succeeded to endear even political opponents to his particular brand of "humorist humanism". He was also a constant campaigner behind the scene for causes ranging from Anti-Apartheid to Anti-Nuclear to social solidarity.
In 1980 he received an honorary doctorate at
Linköping University . His death in 1985 was fromskin cancer (Malignant melanoma ). A statue of him can be seen just outside the grounds of his old school.Danielsson was a noted atheist.
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* [http://www.ateism.se/kandisar.html Ateism.se, with quotes from Tage Danielsson (Swedish)]
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