Elov Persson

Elov Persson

Elov Persson (10 July 1894—9 July 1970) was a Swedish cartoonist and comic artist who created of one of Sweden's most popular comic strips, "Kronblom".

Born in Hästbo, a dispersed settlement in east central Sweden's Gävleborg County, Elov Persson created "Kronblom" in 1927 and the strip was published in the Swedish magazine "Vårt Hem". A year after the creation of "Kronblom", Persson created another comic strip, "August och Lotta" ["August and Lotta"] . "Kronblom" was such a part of Sweden's popular culture that two live-action film versions were produced, "Kronblom" in 1947 and "Kronblom Kommer till Stan" in 1949, with popular star Ludde Gentzel, 62 years old at the time of the first film's production, playing the slow-moving, but quick-thinking title character. Persson appeared in the first film playing an unbilled cameo as himself.

Elov Persson died in his native Gävleborg County's Torsåker Parish, one day before his 76th birthday. In subsequent years, his son Gunnar continued "Kronblom", while "August och Lotta" was continued by his other son, Ingvar.

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