Hagge Geigert Explained

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Elof Gösta Harry "Hagge" Geigert, née Johansson, (30 June 1925 – 14 February 2000) was a Swedish revue-writer, theater director, television entertainer, author, journalist and debater.[1]

He was born in Lerdal, Dalsland, Sweden. In television he participated in several entertainment-topic shows. In 1958 he presented Måndagsposten on SVT, in 1975 he presented the talk show Gäst hos Hagge, amongst his guests were Lill-Babs, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Agnetha Fältskog and Anita Ekberg.[2]

During several years he wrote columns for Göteborgs-Posten, several of his columns was re-published in the book Hagge på hugget in 1990.[3]

Between 1965 and 1997, he was leader of the Lisebergsteatern in Gothenburg, where he would direct and participate in as a yearly tradition.[4]

He was awarded the Illis quorum in 1998.[5]

Geigert died in Gothenburg in 2000.

References

  1. http://wwwb.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/0002/15/hagge.html Hagge har avlidit
  2. https://www.oppetarkiv.se/video/2323161/gast-hos-hagge Öppet Arkiv
  3. Web site: Hagge på hugget - Kåserie... - Hagge Geigert - 24 SEK. bokborsen.se. 29 June 2017.
  4. Web site: Joakim Geigert fortsätter pappas kamp mot KOL. Hjärt-Lungfonden. 29 June 2017. 29 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190129122911/https://www.hjart-lungfonden.se/Sjukdomar/Lungsjukdomar/KOL/Mer-lasning/Joakim-Geigert/. live.
  5. Web site: January 2006 . Regeringens belöningsmedaljer och regeringens utmärkelse: Professors namn . https://web.archive.org/web/20211102152834/https://www.regeringen.se/contentassets/61bab671f59a46af81cb11ee99e0d0eb/regeringens-beloningsmedaljer-och-regeringens-utmarkelse-professors-namn . 2021-11-02 . 2022-05-18 . Regeringskansliet . sv.