Kenne Fant, Swedish actor, Died at 93

  Actor

Kenne Fant/Carl-Henrik Fant was born on January 1, 1923, in Strängnäs, and died on May 30, 2016.

He was a Swedish actor, director, and writer.

His older brother George was also an actor.

Kenne received his education at Dramatens elevskola from 1945–1949.

He was at the Royal Dramatic Theatre from the year 1949 – 1950.

Kenne Fant served as the director of the Nordic Tone Film 1952 -1962, and became production manager of Swedish Film Industry (SF) in 1962.

Then, he was appointed CEO of SF from 1963.

His resignation came in 1980 to become a freelance writer.

Kenne Fant 1962 film Adventures of Nils Holgersson was entered into the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival.

During 1991, Kenne Fant published a biography of Alfred Nobel that included many references to the extensive collection of Nobel’s letters.

He was appointed in 2005 an honorary doctorate in History and Philosophy of Science at Uppsala University.

Kenne Fant passed away at 93 yrs old.