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Kenne Fant
Born(1923-01-01)January 1, 1923
OccupationActor

Kenne Fant, (born Carl-Henrik Fant January 1, 1923) is 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.[1] In 1991 he published a biography of Alfred Nobel - Alfred Nobel: A Biography that included many references to the extensive collection of Nobel's letters. Kenne Fant was appointed in 2005 an honorary doctorate in History and Philosophy of Science at Uppsala University.

Monismanien Prize

In 1975 Fant established the Monismanien Prize for freedom of speech

Selected filmography

Actor

Year Film Role Notes
1949 Prison Arne
1948 The Most Beautiful on the Earth Göran Thome

Director

References

  1. ^ "3rd Moscow International Film Festival (1963)". MIFF. Retrieved 2012-12-01.

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