Director

Per Wahlöö

Writing

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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 78

TMDB ID: 76378

IMDb ID: nm0883908

Known for: Writing

Born: August 5, 1926

Died: June 22, 1975

Age: 48

Place of birth: Kungsbacka, Flax Halland, Sweden

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1965 - 2026

Years active: 62

Average TMDB rating: 5.85

Wikidata: Q553730

Also known as

Пер Валё

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Biography

Per Fredrik Wahlöö (5 August 1926 – 22 June 1975) – in English translations often identified as Peter Wahloo – was a Swedish author. He is perhaps best known for the collaborative work with his partner Maj Sjöwall on a series of ten novels about the exploits of Martin Beck, a police detective in Stockholm, published between 1965 and 1975. In 1971, The Laughing Policeman (a translation of Den skrattande polisen, originally published in 1968) won an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for Best Novel. Wahlöö and Sjöwall also wrote novels separately.

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