Jacques Werup, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Jacques Werup

Swedish writer

Date of Birth: 14-Jan-1945

Place of Birth: Malmö, Skåne County, Sweden

Date of Death: 12-Nov-2016

Profession: screenwriter, writer, poet, musician, essayist

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Jacques Werup

  • Jacques Werup, (14 January 1945 – 12 November 2016) was a Swedish musician, author, poet, stage artist and screenwriter, born in Malmö.
  • Werup's poetry is often associated to jazz.
  • He was a childhood friend of Mikael Wiehe and Göran Skytte and had his first novel published in 1971.
  • He has co-written many songs with long-time collaborator and composer Michael Saxell for various projects including Gör mig lite levande which is a CD and nationwide stage show with Swedish singer Lill Lindfors and En känsla av ljus, which is a concert Werup and Saxell wrote and performed with Mats Ronander and Benneth Fagerlund.
  • Werup lived in Ystad. In 1997 Werup got the Ferlinpriset together with Ola Magnell, and was 2003 awarded a scholarship by the Swedish Royal Academy.
  • Was also awarded Litteraturfrämjandets stora romanpris in 1980.

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