Sven-Bertil Taube was a Swedish singer and actor.
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He was born on 24 November 1934 and passed away on 11 November, 2022 at age 87, a few days to his 88th birthday.
Sven-Bertil Taube was born in Stockholm to his parents Axel Evert Taube and Astri Taube.
Meet his parents;
- Axel Evert Taube
Axel was a Swedish author, artist, composer and singer.
He is widely regarded as one of Sweden’s most respected musicians and the foremost troubadour of the Swedish ballad tradition in the 20th century.
Some of his popular songs are “Calle Schewens vals”, “Min älskling (du är som en ros)”, “Dans på Sunnanö”, “Brevet Från Lillan”, “Flickan i Havanna”, “Änglamark”, “Sjösala vals”, “Fritiof och Carmencita”, “Så skimrande var aldrig havet” and “Så länge skutan kan gå”.
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His songs have been recorded in English by Roger Whittaker, Sven-Bertil Taube, Martin Best, Roger Hinchliffe and Emily Melch.
He was born on 12 March 1890 and died 31 January 1976 at age 86, a few months to his 87th birthday.
He is buried on the churchyard of Maria Magdalena Church on Södermalm.
- Astri Taube
Astrid Linnéa Matilda Taube, was a Swedish sculptor and artist known for her child portraits and sculptures in public venues.
She was born on 9 December 1898 and died on 23 December 1980 at age 82.
As a portrait sculptor, Astrid had “virtuoso skill”, portraying children, clowns, and her husband Evert.
One of her sculptures of Evert stands on the island of Riddarholmen.
She also created tin candlesticks, seal stamps, paperweights, cigarette boxes, and inkwells.
Aside sculpting, Astrid drew and created color lithographs.
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