Gösta Theselius, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gösta Theselius

Date of Birth: 09-Jun-1922

Place of Birth: Stockholm, Sweden

Date of Death: 24-Jan-1976

Profession: composer, musician

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Gösta Theselius (June 9, 1922 in Stockholm – January 24, 1976 in Stockholm) was a Swedish arranger, composer, film scorer, pianist, and saxophonist.
His brother was musician Hans Theselius. Theselius worked in the 1940s with a number of European big bands, including those of Thore Jederby, Hakan von Eichwald, Sam Samson, Lulle Elboj, and Thore Ehrling.
He played jazz into the 1950s, both as a saxophonist and a pianist (on the latter instrument with Benny Bailey, Arne Domnerus, James Moody, and Charlie Parker), and composed copiously for film in the 1950s and 1960s.