Alvar Kraft
Swedish musician and composer (1901–1959)
Alvar Kraft (19 September 1901 – 28 September 1959) was a Swedish pianist, bandleader and composer. His compositions included film music and popular songs. He was married to the actress Bullan Weijden.
He toured with singer Edvard Persson as his accompanist.
Selected filmography
Bashful Anton (1940)
A Sailor on Horseback (1940)
Sunny Sunberg (1941)
Sun Over Klara (1942)
Life in the Country (1943)
Turn of the Century (1944)
The Happy Tailor (1945)
The Bells of the Old Town (1946)
Jens Mansson in America (1947)
Each Heart Has Its Own Story (1948)
References
Bibliography
Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.
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