Martin Ljung
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Martin Ljung in 1960.
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Martin Vilhelm Ljung 15 August 1917 Notviken, Luleå, Sweden |
| Died | 30 September 2010 (aged 93) , Sweden |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Occupation | Comedian, actor and singer |
| Years active | 1947–2010 |
| Spouse(s) | Birgit Kahlin (m. 1946) |
Martin Vilhelm Ljung (15 August 1917, in Notviken, Luleå – 30 September 2010, in ) was a Swedish comedian, actor and singer.
An apprentice blacksmith turned entertainer, his movie debut was in the 1947 movie Tappa inte sugen starring Nils Poppe.
Ljung worked together with Povel Ramel for many years, and acted and sang in several of Ramel's revues, where he also performed comic monologues, including Ester and Fingal Olsson, which have become Swedish comedy classics.
He also worked with Hasse Alfredson and Tage Danielsson, both in revues such as Spader, Madame! and Glaset i Örat (The Glass in the Ear) and movies such as The Apple War.
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