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Karin Falck

b. 1932

Swedish television presenter

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About Karin Falck

Born 1932. Karin Falck is a Swedish television presenter, television producer, film director and television director.

Anna Karin Margareta Falck (; born 6 February 1932) is a Swedish television director, hostess and producer.

Career Falck was born in Säffle, Värmland County and lived her first six years of life in Karlstad. She moved with her mother and younger brother to Stockholm when she was 6 years old since her father died. In her youth, she dreamed of playing ice hockey.

When Falck started on TV, she had studied theater history and English at Stockholm University, where she wrote an essay on children's theater. She then became an assistant to Elsa Olenius who started Barnteatern (now Vår Teater).

Falck began her TV career in 1954 as a scriptwriter in Alf Sjöberg's TV set of Hamlet. Curiosity about the television medium made her apply for Radiotjänst's first producer course in 1955. The supervisors came from the BBC in London. Other female TV pioneers on the course were Ingrid Samuelsson, Marianne Anderberg, Lena Fürst and Barbro Svinhufvud.

Falck's work spans a large part of the history of Swedish television. She was employed at SVT, then known as Sveriges Radio, already in 1956 and has produced and directed many entertainment programs over the years, as well as light drama, theatre and cabaret shows. In 1975, she hosted the Eurovision Song Contest in Stockholm. In 2007, she received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual Kristallen, the Swedish television awards. In 2020, she was made a member of the Melodifestivalen Hall of Fame.

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Employers
Sveriges Radio, Sveriges Television
Awards
Kristallen Honorary Award
Also known as
Anna Karin Margareta Falck

Family & relationships

Spouse
Åke Falck
Child
Rolf Sohlman

People in Karin Falck's life

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Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Karin Falck's

Frequently asked questions

Who is Karin Falck?

Swedish television presenter

When was Karin Falck born?

Karin Falck was born on 6 February 1932 in Säffle parish.

What is Karin Falck's occupation?

Karin Falck is a television presenter, television producer, film director and television director.

What nationality is Karin Falck?

Karin Falck is Swedish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Karin Falck

· Wikidata: Q440413

· DBpedia: Karin Falck

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