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Dagny Carlsson

1912 – 2022

Swedish blogger centenarian

Blogger Influencer Seamstress
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About Dagny Carlsson

Lived 1912 – 2022 (aged 109). Dagny Carlsson was a Swedish blogger, influencer, seamstress and swedish Social Insurance Agency.

Dagny Valborg Carlsson (, 8 May 1912 – 24 March 2022) was a Swedish blogger and influencer.

Biography Life and blogging Carlsson, who called herself "Bojan" (a diminutive variant of Valborg ) on her blog, started working as a seamstress at a factory at a young age. She would later study at a textile institute in Norrköping. Carlsson became work leader at a corset factory in Sundbyberg, and, for the last fifteen years of her career, she worked at the Swedish Social Insurance Agency.

She took a class in computing at the age of 99, and at the age of 100 she became known in the media for her age and her blogging. She credited good genes and curiosity for living a long life.

TV and film appearances, radio presenting Carlsson participated in several TV shows such as TV4's Nyhetsmorgon, SVT's Fråga doktorn, Gomorron Sverige and the SVT documentary series Det är inte så dumt att bli gammal. She was also a guest on the Nordic talk show Skavlan on 4 March 2016 as well as TV4's Bingolotto game show.

In 2013, at age 101, Carlsson had a small role in the film The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared, in which she played an elderly woman who has moved into the 100-year-old protagonist's abandoned room at the retirement home. In 2016, Carlsson published the book Livet enligt Dagny : I huvudet på en 104-åring (Life According to Dagny: Inside the Head of a 104 Year Old) a book about her life. In June 2017, Dagny Carlsson presented an episode of Sommar i P1 on Sveriges Radio. In December the same year, she presented an episode of the radio show Vinter i P1 on Sveriges Radio. and in 2019, Dagny – om jag sätter mig ner nu dör jag (Dagny – If I Sit Down Now I Will Die).

Personal life Carlsson was married to Ragnar Norling (1909–1958), from 1942 to 1951. She was married to Harry Carlsson (1913–2004) from 1951, until his death from cancer in 2004.

She supported the Me Too movement.

Death Dagny Carlsson died on 24 March 2022, at the age of 109, less than two months before she would have attained supercentenarian status. At the time of her death, she was one of the oldest people in Sweden.

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Who was Dagny Carlsson?

Swedish blogger centenarian

When was Dagny Carlsson born?

Dagny Carlsson was born on 8 May 1912 in Kristianstads parish.

When did Dagny Carlsson die?

Dagny Carlsson died on 24 March 2022 in Råsunda.

What was Dagny Carlsson's occupation?

Dagny Carlsson was a blogger, influencer, seamstress and swedish Social Insurance Agency.

What nationality was Dagny Carlsson?

Dagny Carlsson was Swedish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Dagny Carlsson

· Wikidata: Q24018789

· DBpedia: Dagny Carlsson

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