Jan Molander
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Jan Göran Gustaf Harald Molander (2 April 1920 – 30 June 2009) was a Swedish actor and film director
who had a decades-long dominant career in his country's film and television industry.
A native of Stockholm
, Jan Molander was the son of actor/director Gustaf Molander
and Elsa Fahlberg and the half-brother of director and producer Harald Molander
from his father's first marriage to actress Karin Molander
. From 1942 to 1945 he was a pupil at the Dramatens elevskola
[The Royal Dramatic Theatre's acting school] and made his film debut playing a student in 1944's critically acclaimed Hets (Torment), directed by Alf Sjöberg and written by the film's assistant director Ingmar Bergman
. He worked for Sveriges Radio
and television in the 1950s and 60s as a director and was in charge of radioteatern [radio theater] between 1969 and 1972.
Jan Molander died on 30 June 2009, at the age of 89, and a tribute to him by Rutger Barnekow and Mats Qviberg
was published in the 3 July 2009 edition of Sweden's largest-circulation morning newspaper, Dagens Nyheter
. His daughters Anita Molander (born 1950) and Mari Molander (born 1954) have also had careers in the entertainment industry—Anita as an actress and Mari as a dancer, actress and director.
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
who had a decades-long dominant career in his country's film and television industry.
A native of Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, Jan Molander was the son of actor/director Gustaf Molander
Gustaf Molander
Gustaf Harald August Molander was a Swedish actor and film director. His parents were the director Harald Molander, Sr. and the singer and actress Lydia Molander, née Wessler, and his brother was the director Olof Molander...
and Elsa Fahlberg and the half-brother of director and producer Harald Molander
Harald Molander
Harald Molander was a Swedish film producer. He produced 38 films between 1941 and 1949.He was the son of director Gustaf Molander and actress Karin Molander.-Selected filmography:* Iris and the Lieutenant...
from his father's first marriage to actress Karin Molander
Karin Molander
Karin Molander was a Swedish stage and film actress whose career spanned over five decades.-Career:Born Katarina Margareta Elisabet Edwertz in Stockholm, Sweden, she began taking classes from theater actress Julia Håkansson at a young age...
. From 1942 to 1945 he was a pupil at the Dramatens elevskola
Dramatens elevskola
Dramatens elevskola, i.e. Kungliga Dramatiska Teaterns Elevskola, or in Eng: The Royal Dramatic Theatre's acting school, was the acting school of Sweden's national stage, The Royal Dramatic Theatre, and for many years seen as the foremost theatre school and drama education for Swedish stage actors...
[The Royal Dramatic Theatre's acting school] and made his film debut playing a student in 1944's critically acclaimed Hets (Torment), directed by Alf Sjöberg and written by the film's assistant director Ingmar Bergman
Ingmar Bergman
Ernst Ingmar Bergman was a Swedish director, writer and producer for film, stage and television. Described by Woody Allen as "probably the greatest film artist, all things considered, since the invention of the motion picture camera", he is recognized as one of the most accomplished and...
. He worked for Sveriges Radio
Sveriges Radio
Sveriges Radio AB – Swedish Radio Ltd – is Sweden's national publicly funded radio broadcaster. The Swedish public-broadcasting system is in many respects modelled after the one used in the United Kingdom, and Sveriges Radio - like Sveriges Television - shares many characteristics with...
and television in the 1950s and 60s as a director and was in charge of radioteatern [radio theater] between 1969 and 1972.
Jan Molander died on 30 June 2009, at the age of 89, and a tribute to him by Rutger Barnekow and Mats Qviberg
Mats Qviberg
Mats Qviberg is a Swedish businessman. Together with his close business partner Sven Hagströmer, Qviberg is in control of a group companies which, among others, include Hagströmer & Qviberg and Investment AB Öresund....
was published in the 3 July 2009 edition of Sweden's largest-circulation morning newspaper, Dagens Nyheter
Dagens Nyheter
is a daily newspaper in Sweden. It has the largest circulation of Swedish morning newspapers, followed by Göteborgs-Posten and Svenska Dagbladet, and is the only morning newspaper that is distributed to subscribers across the whole country. In 2009 DN had a circulation of 316,000, reaching 881...
. His daughters Anita Molander (born 1950) and Mari Molander (born 1954) have also had careers in the entertainment industry—Anita as an actress and Mari as a dancer, actress and director.