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Kenne Fant
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| Born | 1 January 1923 Strängnäs, Sweden
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| Died | 29 May 2016 (aged 93) |
| Occupation | Actor |
Carl-Henrik "Kenne" Fant (born January 1, 1923 – died May 29, 2016) was a talented Swedish actor, director, and writer. He was known for his work in films and for leading a major film company in Sweden.
Early Life
Kenne Fant was born in a town called Strängnäs in Sweden. His father was Captain Tore Fant, and his mother was Stina Fant. Kenne also had an older brother, George Fant, who was also an actor, director, and writer. His first cousin was Gunnar Fant, a famous speech scientist.
Career in Film
Kenne Fant studied acting at the Dramatens elevskola from 1945 to 1949. After his studies, he worked at the Royal Dramatic Theatre for a short time.
In 1952, he became a director at a company called Nordisk Tonefilm. He worked there until 1962. Then, he joined the Swedish Film Industry (SF), which was a big film company. He became the production manager in 1962 and was made the CEO (chief executive officer) of SF in 1963. This meant he was in charge of the whole company!
Kenne Fant decided to leave SF in 1980 to become a freelance writer. One of his films, Adventures of Nils Holgersson (made in 1962), was even shown at the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival.
In 1991, he wrote an important book about Alfred Nobel, the person who created the Nobel Prizes. Kenne's book included many details from Nobel's personal letters. In 2005, Kenne Fant was given an honorary doctorate degree from Uppsala University for his contributions to history and philosophy of science.
Monismanien Prize
In 1975, Kenne Fant started a special award called the Monismanien Prize. This prize is given to people who strongly support freedom of speech. Freedom of speech means that people should be able to express their ideas and opinions without fear.
Selected Films
Here are some of the films Kenne Fant worked on, either as an actor or a director:
As an Actor
- Youth in Danger (1946)
- Life in the Finnish Woods (1947)
- The Poetry of Ådalen (1947)
- The People of Simlang Valley (1947)
- The Loveliest Thing on Earth (1947) as Göran Thome
- Each Heart Has Its Own Story (1948)
- Prison (1949) as Arne
- The Swedish Horseman (1949)
- Poker (1951)
- In Lilac Time (1952)
- Kalle Karlsson of Jularbo (1952)
- The Girl from Backafall (1953)
- All the World's Delights (1953)
- Dance, My Doll (1953)
- The Road to Klockrike (1953)
- The Beat of Wings in the Night (1953)
As a Director
- The Beat of Wings in the Night (1953)
- The Shadow (1953)
- Young Summer (1954)
- Tarps Elin (1956)
- The Minister of Uddarbo (1957)
- The Wedding Day (1960)
- Adventures of Nils Holgersson (1962)
