Hodell

Swedish fighter pilot, poet, author, text-sound composer and artist

Åke Hodell (April 30, 1919 – July 29, 2000) was a Swedish fighter pilot, poet, author, text-sound composer, and artist. Biography. Hodell was the son of author Björn Hodell and brother of actor Ulla Hodell; the film director Laila Hodell, born in 1944, was his daughter. Hodell trained as a fighter pilot, but after a crash during practice on July 17, 1941, he had to spend the next few years in hospital. This was a turning point, and he became a dedicated antimilitarist. Lying in hospital, he got to know author Gunnar Ekelöf. Hodell published his first book, Flyende Pilot, in 1953. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%85ke_Hodell

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