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Olle Hellbom
Swedish regisseur and director / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nils Olof "Olle" Hellbom (8 October 1925 – 5 June 1982) was a Swedish film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is most famous for directing films based on novels by Astrid Lindgren.[1] His 1960 film Alla vi barn i Bullerbyn was entered into the 2nd Moscow International Film Festival.[2] In 1978 at the 14th Guldbagge Awards he won the award for Best Director for his film The Brothers Lionheart.[3]
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Born | Nils Olof Hellbom (1925-10-08)8 October 1925 Mörkö, Sweden |
Died | 5 June 1982(1982-06-05) (aged 56) Stockholm, Sweden |
Nationality | Swedish |
Occupation(s) | Director, film producer, screenwriter |
Spouse | Birgit Hellbom
(m. 1956–1973) |
Children | Jan, Tove |
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He died of stomach cancer.