Einar Fagstad
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Einar Fagstad was a Norwegian-Swedish accordion
ist, singer, actor
and composer
.
Fagstad began playing accordion
aged four. He trained as a painter, and was also at sea for a time. He was employed by Ernst Rolf
as an accompanist from 1923. Fagstad made his film debut in 1929 with Konstgjorda Svensson.
He was married to actress Gertie Löwenström.
Accordion
The accordion is a box-shaped musical instrument of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as a squeezebox. A person who plays the accordion is called an accordionist....
ist, singer, actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
.
Fagstad began playing accordion
Accordion
The accordion is a box-shaped musical instrument of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as a squeezebox. A person who plays the accordion is called an accordionist....
aged four. He trained as a painter, and was also at sea for a time. He was employed by Ernst Rolf
Ernst Rolf
Ernst Rolf, real name Ernst Ragnar Johansson, , was a Swedish revue actor and singer. In the 1920s he was famous for producing revues that were acclaimed for their dazzling sets, first class actors and stirring music. He was also a lyricist and composer...
as an accompanist from 1923. Fagstad made his film debut in 1929 with Konstgjorda Svensson.
He was married to actress Gertie Löwenström.
Filmography (selected)
- 1958: Kostervalsen
- 1958: JazzgossenJazzgossenJazzgossen is a 1958 Swedish musical film directed by Hasse Ekman. The film was an attempt to make a nostalgical cavalcade of the Swedish entertainment scene of the 1920s and 1930s, and featured many songs from that era.- Cast :...
- 1939: ValfångareValfångareValfångare is a Swedish film from 1939, directed by Anders Henrikson and Tancred Ibsen.The Swedish captain, Allan Bohlin gives passage to Tutta Rolf, who is the daughter of the ship's owner, Hauk Aabel...
- 1937: Ryska snuvan
- 1934: Andersonskans Kalle
- 1933: Vi som går kjøkkenveien
- 1932: Vi som går köksvägen