- Rudolf Petersson was a Swedish cartoonist who created the beloved 91:an Karlsson character. It was based on Petersons own experiences in the military service and made its debut in 1932 in the weekly magazine Allt För Alla. 1956 was the premiere for 91:an Karlssons own comic paper which became one of the most popular comics in Swedish history.- IMDb Mini Biography By: PW
- SpouseAsta Sofia Thorserud(1931 - 1958) (her death)
- Creator of the beloved Swedish comic strip character 91:an Karlsson.
- He was known as a very shy man without remarkably many social contacts; he reportedly never got over the loss of his wife, and during the last years of his life, he developed an increasing addiction to alcohol.
- His 91:an Karlsson was the first Swedish comic strip character to take the step onto the silver screen; later, other well known characters such as Kronblom and Biffen & Bananen would also appear in full-length features.
- When in the Swedish military during the second world war, he fell asleep during guard duty, which resulted in imprisonment for Petersson. Petersson wrote to the Swedish king Gustaf V to plea for mercy, which the king granted. According to a legend, Gustaf V granted this because he liked the 91:an comic strip so much and just couldn't imagine a Christmas without the annual 91:an Christmas comic book.
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