Dagny Carlsson
Carlsson in 2013
Born
Dagny Valborg Eriksson

(1912-05-08)8 May 1912
Kristianstad, Sweden
Died24 March 2022(2022-03-24) (aged 109)
Solna, Sweden
Other namesBojan
Occupations
Spouses
  • Ragnar Norling
    ​
    (m. 1942⁠–⁠1951)​
  • Harry Carlsson
    ​
    ​
    (m. 1951; died 2004)​

Dagny Valborg Carlsson (née Eriksson, 8 May 1912 – 24 March 2022) was a Swedish blogger and influencer.[1]

Biography

Life and blogging

Carlsson, who called herself "Bojan" (a diminutive variant of Valborg[2]) on her blog, started working as a seamstress at a factory at a young age.[3] She would later study at a textile institute in Norrköping.[4] Carlsson became work leader at a corset factory in Sundbyberg, and, for the last fifteen years of her career, she worked at the Swedish Social Insurance Agency.[5][6]

She took a class in computing at the age of 99, and at the age of 100 she became known in the media for her age and her blogging.[7][8] She credited good genes and curiosity for living a long life.[9]

TV and film appearances, radio presenting

Carlsson participated in several TV shows such as TV4's Nyhetsmorgon, SVT's Fråga doktorn, Gomorron Sverige and the SVT documentary series Det är inte så dumt att bli gammal. She was also a guest on the Nordic talk show Skavlan on 4 March 2016[10] as well as TV4's Bingolotto game show.[11]

In 2013, at age 101, Carlsson had a small role in the film The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared, in which she played an elderly woman who has moved into the 100-year old protagonist's abandoned room at the retirement home.[12] In 2016, Carlsson published the book Livet enligt Dagny : I huvudet på en 104-åring (Life According to Dagny: Inside the Head of a 104 Year Old) a book about her life.[13] In June 2017, Dagny Carlsson presented an episode of Sommar i P1 on Sveriges Radio.[14] In December the same year, she presented an episode of the radio show Vinter i P1 on Sveriges Radio.[3]

Carlsson also appeared in two SVT documentaries about her life, in 2015 Dagny – Livet börjar vid 100 (Dagny – Life starts at 100)[15] and in 2019, Dagny – om jag sätter mig ner nu dör jag (Dagny – If I Sit Down Now I Will Die).[16]

Personal life

Carlsson was married to Ragnar Norling (1909–1958), from 1942 to 1951.[17] She married Harry Carlsson (1913–2004) in 1951, until his death from cancer in 2004.[18]

She supported the Me Too movement.[19]

Death

Dagny Carlsson died on 24 March 2022, at the age of 109, less than two months before she would have attained supercentenarian status.[20][21] At the time of her death, she was one of the oldest people in Sweden.[22][23]

Bibliography

Source:[13]

References

  1. ^ "Dagny Carlsson, world's oldest blogger, dies aged 109 | Sweden | The Guardian". The Guardia. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  2. ^ Valborg (kvinnonamn) Archived 2021-05-11 at the Wayback Machine Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Dagny Carlsson om döde maken Harry: "Han dansade som en gud"". MåBra. 27 December 2017. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  4. ^ "102 år och egen blogg". Archived from the original on 10 February 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  5. ^ Wikholm, Icakuriren | Ingela. "Dagny Carlsson fyller 105 år – här är hennes liv i bilder". Icakuriren. Archived from the original on 5 July 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2019.((cite web)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "Dagny Carlsson: Life Begins at 100". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 25 December 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  7. ^ "The world is getting older". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  8. ^ Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "106-year-old blogger in Sweden | DW | 09.05.2018". Archived from the original on 25 December 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2019 – via Deutsche Welle.
  9. ^ "Nyfikenhet ger dig ett långt liv". Archived from the original on 1 October 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  10. ^ Persson, Christin. "Dagny om Rebecca & Fiona: "Inte bara bompa-bompa"". Sveriges Television. Archived from the original on 30 May 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  11. ^ "Avsnitt 50.20 – BingoLottoWiki". bingolottowiki.se. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  12. ^ "Se 104-åriga Dagny Carlssons känga till filmen "Hundraettåringen"". Archived from the original on 26 January 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  13. ^ a b "Livet enligt Dagny : I huvudet på en 104-åring - Dagny Carlsson, Helen Bjurberg - ebok (9789137149462) | Adlibris Bokhandel". Adlibris. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  14. ^ Kristianstad, P4 (10 July 2017). "105-åriga Dagny Carlsson sommarpratar idag". Sveriges Radio. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.((cite news)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  15. ^ "Dagny Carlsson är död – blev 109 år gammal". Aftonbladet. Archived from the original on 4 November 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  16. ^ Sweden, Sveriges Television AB, Stockholm. "Dagny – om jag sätter mig ner nu dör jag". Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022 – via SVT Play.((cite web)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  17. ^ Carlsson, Dagny; Bjurberg, Helen (26 October 2016). Livet enligt Dagny: I huvudet på en 104-åring. Bokförlaget Forum. ISBN 9789137149462. Archived from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2019 – via Google Books.
  18. ^ "Dagny Carlsson fyller 106 år: "Jag har inte en krämpa"". allas.se. 4 May 2018. Archived from the original on 25 December 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  19. ^ "Sweden's 105-year-old blogger supports Me Too campaign". The Local. 1 November 2017. Archived from the original on 25 December 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  20. ^ Williams, Annabelle (25 March 2022). "Dagny Carlsson, Centenarian Blogger, Dies at 109". Archived from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022 – via New York Times.
  21. ^ "Dagny Carlsson, centenarian blogger, dies at age 109". ABC News. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  22. ^ "Ratsit". Ratsit (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 8 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  23. ^ "Dagny Carlsson, centenarian blogger, dies at age 109". The Independent. 25 March 2022. Archived from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.

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