Kenne Fant

Kenne Fant

1923-01-01 – 2016-05-29 (age 93) Strängnäs, Södermanlands län, Sweden
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Biography

Carl-Henrik "Kenne" Fant (1 January 1923 – 29 May 2016) was a Swedish actor, director, and writer. He was born in Strängnäs. His older brother George was also an actor.

Fant studied at Dramatens elevskola from 1945–1949, and was at the Royal Dramatic Theatre from 1949 - 1950. He was hired as director of the Nordic Tone Film 1952 -1962, and became production manager of Swedish Film Industry (SF) in 1962. He was appointed CEO of SF from 1963. In 1980 he resigned to become a freelance writer. His 1962 film Adventures of Nils Holgersson was entered into the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival. In 1991, he published a biography of Alfred Nobel that included many references to the extensive collection of Nobel's letters.

Fant was appointed in 2005 an honorary doctorate in History and Philosophy of Science at Uppsala University.

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Known For

Bergman: A Year in a Life
Prison
Prison

1949

as Arne

Dance Around the Guldbaggen
Livet i finnskogarna
Livet i finnskogarna

1947

as Heikki Purje

Dance, My Doll
Dance, My Doll

1953

as Holger

Svenske ryttaren
Svenske ryttaren

1949

as Jacob

The People from Simlång Valley
Poker
Poker

1951

as Sven Bergström

Ungdom i fara
Ungdom i fara

1946

as Wille Nilsson

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Flickan från Backafall
Flickan från Backafall

1953

as Nils Larsson

När syrenerna blomma
När syrenerna blomma

1952

as Johannes Weijner

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Towards the Future

1952

as Folke