Gösta Knutsson

1908-1973.

Author, radioman.

Gösta Knutsson came to Uppsala in 1927 and graduated in Latin and classical antiquities in 1931. He was chairman of the General Choir 1959-1970 and secretary of OD.

As chairman of the student union from 1936 to 1938, Knutsson became a representative and hallman for Radiotjänst in Uppsala and thus began his career in Swedish Radio.

As a radio man, Knutsson became known above all as the organizer of quiz shows, which for a long time were one of Swedish Radio's biggest successes. The program "Who knows what" began to be broadcast in 1939 together with Gösta Knutsson's colleague "the all-knowing" Einar Haglund.

For several decades, Knutsson hosted a number of popular entertainment programs, such as the Monthly Magazine, the Unprepared Speakers' Club, the Tricky Club, and even programs for the youngest radio listeners.

While working in radio, Knutsson became one of Sweden's best-known children's authors. In 1939 he published the children's book Pelle svanslös på äventyr, which was a great success and was translated into ten languages. The book started a series of twelve books about Pelle, Maja, Bill and Bull, Elake Måns and the other cats.

 

Burial site: 0148-1908B

Image description: Gösta Knutsson, Uppsala 1948, photo: Uppsala-Bild / Upplandsmuseet. [The image is cropped]
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