Businessman. A renowned circus manager, under his managemant the Circus Scott, started by his father, Bruno, in 1937, became one of the most renowned circus-acts in Sweden as well as in the rest of Europe. He established and developed the modern circus, and made it popular to a large audience, live and on television. "What the performer does in the moment cannot be edited. He or she is completely left out to the audience," he once said about the magic of circus. During his career he became one of the most famous and skillful circus personalities in all Europe. He was invited by Prince Rainier III of Monaco to be responsible as Artistical Director of the Monte-Carlo Circus Festival in the late 1980s, and it was in Monte-Carlo he suddenly died of a heart-attack in connection to the festival of 1994.
Businessman. A renowned circus manager, under his managemant the Circus Scott, started by his father, Bruno, in 1937, became one of the most renowned circus-acts in Sweden as well as in the rest of Europe. He established and developed the modern circus, and made it popular to a large audience, live and on television. "What the performer does in the moment cannot be edited. He or she is completely left out to the audience," he once said about the magic of circus. During his career he became one of the most famous and skillful circus personalities in all Europe. He was invited by Prince Rainier III of Monaco to be responsible as Artistical Director of the Monte-Carlo Circus Festival in the late 1980s, and it was in Monte-Carlo he suddenly died of a heart-attack in connection to the festival of 1994.
Bio by: Peter Robsahm
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