Dagny Carlsson Explained
Dagny Valborg Carlsson (Eriksson, 8 May 1912 – 24 March 2022) was a Swedish blogger and influencer.[1]
Biography
Life and blogging
Carlsson, who called herself "Bojan" (a diminutive variant of Valborg[2]) on her blog, started working as a seamstress at a factory at a young age.[3] She would later study at a textile institute in Norrköping.[4] 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.[5] [6]
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.[7] [8] She credited good genes and curiosity for living a long life.[9]
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[10] as well as TV4's Bingolotto game show.[11]
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.[12] 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.[13] In June 2017, Dagny Carlsson presented an episode of Sommar i P1 on Sveriges Radio.[14] In December the same year, she presented an episode of the radio show Vinter i P1 on Sveriges Radio.[3]
Carlsson also appeared in two SVT documentaries about her life, in 2015 Dagny – Livet börjar vid 100 (Dagny – Life starts at 100)[15] and in 2019, Dagny – om jag sätter mig ner nu dör jag (Dagny – If I Sit Down Now I Will Die).[16]
Personal life
Carlsson was married to Ragnar Norling (1909–1958), from 1942 to 1951.[17] She married Harry Carlsson (1913–2004) in 1951, until his death from cancer in 2004.[18]
She supported the Me Too movement.[19]
Death
Dagny Carlsson died on 24 March 2022, at the age of 109, less than two months before she would have attained supercentenarian status.[20] [21] At the time of her death, she was one of the oldest people in Sweden.[22] [23]
Bibliography
- 2016 – Livet enligt Dagny: I huvudet på en 104-åring. Månpocket. 2016. ISBN 9789175037363
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External links
Notes and References
- Dagny Carlsson, world's oldest blogger, dies aged 109 | Sweden | The Guardian. The Guardia. 26 March 2022. 25 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220325231433/https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/25/dagny-carlsson-worlds-oldest-blogger-dies-aged-109. live.
- https://www.ne.se/uppslagsverk/encyklopedi/l%C3%A5ng/valborg-(kvinnonamn) Valborg (kvinnonamn)
- Web site: Dagny Carlsson om döde maken Harry: "Han dansade som en gud". 27 December 2017. MåBra. 25 December 2019. 24 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220324114526/https://www.mabra.com/reportage/dagny-carlsson-om-dode-maken-harry-han-dansade-som-en-gud/6543294. live.
- Web site: 102 år och egen blogg . 8 May 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180210060035/http://www.allehanda.se/kultur/102-ar-och-egen-blogg . 10 February 2018 . live.
- Web site: Wikholm . Icakuriren | Ingela . Dagny Carlsson fyller 105 år – här är hennes liv i bilder . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180705204138/https://www.hemtrevligt.se/icakuriren/artiklar/aktuellt/20170508/dagny-carlsson-fyller-105-ar-har-ar-hennes-liv-i-bilder/ . 5 July 2018 . Icakuriren . 25 December 2019.
- Web site: Dagny Carlsson: Life Begins at 100 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20191225214629/https://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/witness/2017/09/dagny-carlsson-life-begins-100-170926091755994.html . 25 December 2019 . Al Jazeera . 25 December 2019.
- Web site: The world is getting older. Al Jazeera. 24 March 2022. 24 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220324114523/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/9/28/the-world-is-getting-older. live.
- Web site: 106-year-old blogger in Sweden | DW | 09.05.2018. Deutsche. Welle (www.dw.com). 25 December 2019. Deutsche Welle. 25 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191225214152/https://www.dw.com/en/106-year-old-blogger-in-sweden/av-43688348. live.
- Web site: Nyfikenhet ger dig ett långt liv . 8 May 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171001065654/http://www.aftonbladet.se/wendela/article20435711.ab . 1 October 2017 . live.
- Web site: Dagny om Rebecca & Fiona: "Inte bara bompa-bompa" . Christin . Persson . Sveriges Television . 8 May 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160530071158/http://www.svt.se/skavlan/dagny-om-rebecca-och-fiona-inte-bara-bompa-bompa/ . 30 May 2016 . live.
- Web site: Avsnitt 50.20 – BingoLottoWiki . bingolottowiki.se . 8 May 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201034342/http://bingolottowiki.se/index.php/Avsnitt_50.20 . 1 December 2017 . live.
- Web site: Se 104-åriga Dagny Carlssons känga till filmen "Hundraettåringen" . 8 May 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170126175649/http://www.svtplay.se/klipp/12066714/se-104-ariga-dagny-carlssons-kanga-till-filmen-hundraettaringen . 26 January 2017 . dead.
- Web site: Livet enligt Dagny : I huvudet på en 104-åring - Dagny Carlsson, Helen Bjurberg - ebok (9789137149462) | Adlibris Bokhandel. Adlibris. 24 March 2022. 26 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201026112713/https://www.adlibris.com/se/e-bok/livet-enligt-dagny-i-huvudet-pa-en-104-aring-9789137149462. live.
- News: 105-åriga Dagny Carlsson sommarpratar idag. P4. Kristianstad. 10 July 2017. 24 March 2022. Sveriges Radio. 24 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220324142645/https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/6717035. live.
- Web site: Dagny Carlsson är död – blev 109 år gammal. Aftonbladet. 24 March 2022. 4 November 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231104143245/https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/a7oLKA/dagny-carlsson-dod-blev-109. live.
- Web site: Dagny – om jag sätter mig ner nu dör jag. Sveriges Television AB, Stockholm. Sweden. 24 March 2022. SVT Play. 24 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220324171157/https://www.svtplay.se/video/20658080/dagny-om-jag-satter-mig-ner-nu-dor-jag. live.
- Book: Livet enligt Dagny: I huvudet på en 104-åring. Dagny. Carlsson. Helen. Bjurberg. 26 October 2016. Bokförlaget Forum. 9789137149462. 25 December 2019. Google Books. 21 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211121204236/https://books.google.com/books?id=jFIzDQAAQBAJ&q=dagny+carlsson+ragnar&pg=PT25. live.
- Web site: Dagny Carlsson fyller 106 år: "Jag har inte en krämpa". 4 May 2018. allas.se. 25 December 2019. 25 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191225213502/https://www.allas.se/noje/dagny-carlsson-fyller-106-ar-jag-har-inte-en-krampa/106322. live.
- Web site: Sweden's 105-year-old blogger supports Me Too campaign. 1 November 2017. The Local. 25 December 2019. 25 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191225215832/https://www.thelocal.se/20171101/swedens-105-year-old-blogger-supports-me-too-campaign. live.
- Web site: Dagny Carlsson, Centenarian Blogger, Dies at 109. Annabelle. Williams. 25 March 2022. 26 March 2022. New York Times. 26 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220326002226/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/25/world/europe/dagny-carlsson-dead.html. live.
- Web site: Dagny Carlsson, centenarian blogger, dies at age 109. ABC News. 26 March 2022. 25 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220325185630/https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/dagny-carlsson-centenarian-blogger-dies-age-109-83666298. live.
- Web site: Ratsit. 9 January 2022. Ratsit. sv. 8 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220108235941/https://www.ratsit.se/sok/person?fnamn=&enamn=&gata=&postnr=&ort=&kn=&pnr=1&tfn=&m=1&k=1&r=1&er=1&b=1&eb=1&amin=16&amax=120&fon=1&typ=2&page=1. live.
- Web site: Dagny Carlsson, centenarian blogger, dies at age 109. 25 March 2022. The Independent. 26 March 2022. 26 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220326113336/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/ap-sweden-carl-xvi-gustaf-stockholm-bojan-b2043976.html. live.