What is Stig Claesson?
{{Infobox writer | name = Stig Claesson | honorific_prefix = | honorific_suffix = | image = Stig Claesson 1966.jpg | image_size = 200px | alt = | caption = Stig 'Slas' Claesson, writer and artist, at [[Berns Salonger|Berns]] in [[Stockholm]] as winner of the 1966 Bernsstipendiatet. | native_name = | native_name_lang = | pseudonym = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1928|06|02}} | birth_place = [[Huddinge Municipality|Huddinge]], [[Sweden]] | death_date = {{birth date|df=yes|2008|01|04|1928|06|02}} | death_place = [[Stockholm]], Sweden | resting_place = | occupation = [[writer]], [[illustrator]] | language = [[Swedish language|Swedish]] | nationality = Swedish | ethnicity = | citizenship = | education = | alma_mater = | period = [[1956 in literature|1956]]-[[2006 in literature|2006]] | genre = [[children's literature|children-youth]] | subject = | movement = | notableworks = | spouse = | partner = | children = | relatives = | awards = | signature = | signature_alt = | years_active = | module = | website = | portaldisp = }} '''John Stig Claesson''' (2 June 1928 – 4 January 2008) was a Swedish writer and illustrator. He also was known by his signature '''Slas'''. ==Biography== Claesson was born on June 2, 1928 in [[Huddinge]], south of [[Stockholm]]. He went to the [[Royal Swedish Academy of Arts]] between 1947 and 1952, when he began to illustrate Swedish classical books such as those written by [[Per Anders Fogelström]]. Claesson was the father of actor [[Leif Claesson]]. Stig died on January 4, 2008 in Stockholm. ==Other websites== * [http://www.dn.se/DNet/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=1353&a=730519 Obituary in the] ''[[Dagens Nyheter]]'' (Swedish){{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110516012237/http://www.dn.se/DNet/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=1353&a=730519 |date=2011-05-16 }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Claesson, Stig}} [[Category:1928 births]] [[Category:2008 deaths]] [[Category:Swedish writers]] [[Category:Swedish illustrators]] [[Category:20th-century artists]]