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9 july 1970 torsåker parish torsåker parish 10 july 1894 elov persson.jpg elov persson
 elov persson
elov persson

elov persson -lrb- 10 july 1894 -- 9 july 1970 -rrb- was a swedish cartoonist and comic artist who created of one of sweden 's most popular comic strips , `` kronblom '' .
born in hästbo , a dispersed settlement in hofors municipality , gävleborg county , elov persson created `` kronblom '' in 1927 and the strip was published in the swedish magazine `` vårt hem '' .
a year after the creation of `` kronblom '' , persson created another comic strip , `` august och lotta '' -lsb- `` august and lotta '' -rsb- .
`` kronblom '' was such a part of sweden 's popular culture that two live-action film versions were produced , ' in 1947 and ' in 1949 , with popular star ludde gentzel , 62 years old at the time of the first film 's production , playing the slow-moving , but quick-thinking title character .
persson appeared in the first film playing an unbilled cameo as himself .
elov persson died in his native gävleborg county 's torsåker parish , one day before his 76th birthday .
in subsequent years , his son gunnar continued `` kronblom '' , while `` august och lotta '' was continued by his other son , ingvar .
