Kar de Mumma

Erik Harald Zetterström (August 14, 1904 July 7, 1997), better known by his screen name Kar de Mumma, was a Swedish humorous writer and playwright. His pen name can be read as Car da Mon in Swedish.

Erik Harald Zetterström
Erik Zetterström near the Katarina Elevator in 1966
Born (1904-08-14) August 14, 1904
Hedvig Eleonora Parish, Stockholm, Sweden
DiedJuly 7, 1997(1997-07-07) (aged 92)
Engelbrekt Parish, Stockholm, Sweden
Pen nameKar de Mumma
LanguageSwedish
NationalitySweden
Genrehumour

In the 1920s and 1930s, he wrote many of the most appreciated Swedish revues. 19561978, the revues he wrote for Folkan (Folk-theater) in Stockholm (among them the Kar de Mumma revue) became an institution on the Swedish theatre scene.

He was one of the most appreciated Swedish humor columnists, writing for Svenska Dagbladet from 1922[1] until the mid-1990s. For thirty years he would publish an annual book with lighthearted columns, memories and thoughts in the fall.

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