Martin Ljung

Martin Vilhelm Ljung
Martin Ljung (1960).
Born	Martin Vilhelm Ljung August 15, 1917(1917-08-15) Luleå, Sweden
Died	September 30, 2010(2010-09-30) (aged 93) Stockholm, Sweden

Martin Vilhelm Ljung (born August 15, 1917 in Notviken, Luleå, dead September 30, 2010 in Stockholm^[1]) was a Swedish comedian, actor and singer.^[2]

His movie debut was in the 1947 movie Tappa inte sugen starring Nils Poppe.

Ljung worked together with Povel Ramel for many years, and acted and sang in several of Ramel's revues, where he also performed comic monologues, including Ester and Fingal Olsson, which have become Swedish comedy classics.^[2]

He also worked with Hasse Alfredson and Tage Danielsson, both in revues such as Spader, Madame! and Glaset i Örat (The Glass in the Ear) and movies such as Äppelkriget.

References

1. ^ Martin Ljung har avlidit Dagens Nyheter 1 October 2010 (Swedish)
2. ^ ^{a b} Martin Ljung entry in Nationalencyklopedin, retrieved 29 September 2011

• "Martin Ljung" (in Swedish). Swedish Film Institute. http://www.sfi.se/sv/svensk-film/Filmdatabasen/?type=PERSON&itemid=62490. Retrieved 2010-01-31. 
• Ericson, Uno Myggan, Myggans Nöjeslexikon (Myggan's Encyclopedia of Entertainment), vol. 10 (1992)

External links

• Martin Ljung at the Internet Movie Database

Persondata
Name	Ljung, Martin
Alternative names
Short description	Actor
Date of birth	August 15, 1917
Place of birth	Luleå, Sweden
Date of death	September 30, 2010
Place of death	Stockholm, Sweden