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Johnny Bode
Johnny Bode (6 January 1912 – 25 July 1983) was a Swedish singer and composer and convicted fraudster. Bode had a turbulent career, and was at one point sent to a mental hospital. He published compositions under several different names.
Bode was 17 years old when his first phonograph recording was released, and he proceeded to record hundreds of songs on 78-rpm records, many of which were his own compositions. One of his best-known songs, "En herre i frack"(A gentleman in a tailcoat), was recorded by Swedish actor and singer Gösta Ekman in 1935. The song later became popularized by Swedish singer Jan Malmsjö, who added it to his repertoire.
The last gramophone record featuring Johnny Bode as a singer was recorded in 1942.
Bode was known for failing to pay his debts and was blacklisted from several Stockholm restaurants. Through his school friend Hasse Ekman, he became friends with Hasse's father Gösta Ekman. He became one of Bode's most influential supporters, until Ekman discovered that Bode had forged his name on a cheque. As a result, Ekman cut ties with Bode entirely.
After being convicted of fraud, Bode was declared mentally unstable and committed to St. Sigfrid mental hospital in Växjö, where he was sterilized.
Bode's interest in Nazism in the early 1940s led to him being blacklisted from Swedish show business for the rest of his life.
During his stay at St. Sigfrid, Bode obtained permission to travel to Finland, where he enlisted with the Nazis. However, due to Bode's physical status and general unreliability he was sent home with an under-officer degree from the Nazi army.
By the time he returned to Sweden in 1942, resistance to Nazism was stronger than ever. On the occasion of Swedish actor Karl Gerhard's 100th performance of his Nazi-critical cabaret act "Tingel-tangel", Bode showed up in his Nazi uniform with his degrees on his shoulders and the Iron Cross visible on his chest. After this, he frequently wore the uniform on his occasional visits to Stockholm's nightclubs. As a result, he was ignored by his peers and blacklisted in the Swedish entertainment industry.
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Johnny Bode
Johnny Bode (6 January 1912 – 25 July 1983) was a Swedish singer and composer and convicted fraudster. Bode had a turbulent career, and was at one point sent to a mental hospital. He published compositions under several different names.
Bode was 17 years old when his first phonograph recording was released, and he proceeded to record hundreds of songs on 78-rpm records, many of which were his own compositions. One of his best-known songs, "En herre i frack"(A gentleman in a tailcoat), was recorded by Swedish actor and singer Gösta Ekman in 1935. The song later became popularized by Swedish singer Jan Malmsjö, who added it to his repertoire.
The last gramophone record featuring Johnny Bode as a singer was recorded in 1942.
Bode was known for failing to pay his debts and was blacklisted from several Stockholm restaurants. Through his school friend Hasse Ekman, he became friends with Hasse's father Gösta Ekman. He became one of Bode's most influential supporters, until Ekman discovered that Bode had forged his name on a cheque. As a result, Ekman cut ties with Bode entirely.
After being convicted of fraud, Bode was declared mentally unstable and committed to St. Sigfrid mental hospital in Växjö, where he was sterilized.
Bode's interest in Nazism in the early 1940s led to him being blacklisted from Swedish show business for the rest of his life.
During his stay at St. Sigfrid, Bode obtained permission to travel to Finland, where he enlisted with the Nazis. However, due to Bode's physical status and general unreliability he was sent home with an under-officer degree from the Nazi army.
By the time he returned to Sweden in 1942, resistance to Nazism was stronger than ever. On the occasion of Swedish actor Karl Gerhard's 100th performance of his Nazi-critical cabaret act "Tingel-tangel", Bode showed up in his Nazi uniform with his degrees on his shoulders and the Iron Cross visible on his chest. After this, he frequently wore the uniform on his occasional visits to Stockholm's nightclubs. As a result, he was ignored by his peers and blacklisted in the Swedish entertainment industry.
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