Gustav Wally

Known for

Acting

Born

November 24, 1905

Birthplace

Stockholm, Sweden

Died

March 4, 1966 (aged 60)

Biography

Gustav Wally, born Gustaf Axelsson Wallenberg, was a Swedish dancer, actor, revue performer, director, choreographer and theatre executive. Expected to become a banker as his father, he escaped to New York and took on dancing. His stage debut was as ballet dancer in Noel Coward's operetta "Bitter Sweet" in 1929. Together with the Danish dancer Niels Wessel Bagge he formed the dance troupe the Wally Brothers.