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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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Filmography
all 18
Movies 15
self 4
TV Shows 3
Writer 2
Director 2
Minns ni? (1993)
Barna från Blåsjöfjället (1980)
Pippi Goes on Board (1973)
Pippi in the South Seas (1970)
Pippi Longstocking (1969)
De sista entusiasterna (1969)
Hugo and Josephine (1967)
Fantasimissimo (1967)
Swedish Portraits (1964)
Skäggen (1963)
Julkalendern (1960)
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GenderMale
Birthday1928-11-10
Deathday1986-08-06 (57 years old)
Birth NameJohn Bertil Wolgers
Birth PlaceStockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
ChildrenTom Wolgers, Benton Wolgers
FatherJohn Gerhard Wolgers
CitizenshipsSweden
Also Known AsJohn Bertil Wolgers
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