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- Born in Sweden, the son of a Swedish count (who renounced his title when he emigrated to the U.S.) Donald Hamilton graduated from the University of Chicago and served in the Navy during the second World War. He has published 27 novels in the Matt Helm Series, from 1960-1992, as well as several other novels and magazine articles. Hamilton lived aboard his motor-yacht, the "Kathleen", in the waters of Connecticut, for a number of years before finally returning to his native Sweden. Once there he bought and lived about a surplus patrol boat, which he christened the 'Maagen' or 'Seagull' (in Danish,) until sustaining a fall that required his being placed in a nursing home, where he died in his sleep on November 20, 2006.
One of the last truly "American" suspense series writers, his Matt Helm series, translated to the screen for Columbia Pictures, starring Dean Martin, ranks up there with John D. MacDonald's Travis McGee, as the quintessential American anti-hero.
Hamilton was working on the manuscript of the 28th Matt Helm novel at the time of his death, tentatively titled "The Dominators." Visitors to the UCLA library can find an early draft of this work there among his papers. - Lars Ardelius was born on 1 November 1926 in Falun, Dalarnas län, Sweden. He was a writer, known for Badarna (1968), Danmarksresan (1978) and Rätt man (1968). He died on 23 July 2012 in Visby, Gotland, Sweden.
- Olle Sivall was born on 18 August 1915 in Karlskrona, Blekinge län, Sweden. He was an actor, known for Aniara (1960), Nattflyg (1966) and Tranfjädrarna (1962). He died on 24 May 1999 in Visby, Gotlands län, Sweden.
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Bo Löfberg was born on 6 August 1922 in Stockholm, Sweden. Bo was a producer and assistant director, known for Katitzi (1979). Bo died on 16 August 1986 in Visby, Gotland, Sweden.- Actor
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Svante Pettersson was born on 29 May 1911 in Larbro, Gotland, Sweden. He was an actor and composer, known for Faro Document 1979 (1979). He died on 10 November 1994 in Visby, Gotland, Sweden.