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Jacob Truedson Demitz

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Jacob Truedson Demitz
With Christer Lindarw, Ulla Jones and others in his 1976 cast of Wild Side Story
Background information
Birth nameLars-Erik Jacob Ridderstedt
Also known asLars Jacob
Born (1948-08-13) August 13, 1948 (age 76)
OriginSweden, United States
GenresEntertainment director, writer
Years active1961–2013
Associated actsAlexCab, Wild Side Story, Westites & Maeniacs, Swenglistic Underground


Jacob Truedson Demitz (born Lars-Erik Jacob Ridderstedt on August 13, 1948 in Örebro, Sweden, also known as Lars Jacob), is a Swedish-American writer who has directed underground cabaret shows in the United States and Europe since 1972.[1][2]

Demitz grew up in Illinois, and has since lived in Sweden, Florida[3] and California. His mother Birgit Ridderstedt appeared in television entertainment in the Chicago Area and his father C. Erik Ridderstedt was an importer there of crafts and gifts. Their son eventually changed his inherited surname from Ridderstedt back to Demitz because he found it easier for non-Swedes to use.[4]

As a writer Demitz finished and published Throne of a Thousand Years in English about Swedish kings in 1996,[5][6] having done song lyrics registered with STIM since 1970,[7] a dozen columns for a Ludvika paper[8] and in later years other translations and text adaptations.

After his stage debut in 1968 in a satirical school play[9] and a few years as a disc jockey in the early 1970s,[10] Demitz wrote and directed the cabarets AlexCab (1975)[11][12] and Wild Side Story (1976), a parody in drag of West Side Story, at Alexandra Charles's club Alexandras in Stockholm, as well as a shorter drag show. According to Kalle Westerling's La Dolce Vita (2006), these shows, where a 23-year-old Christer Lindarw started his long career, were the beginning of the long-running success of the After Dark drag group.[13] Lindarw, in his 2016 autobiography This Is My Life (named for Shirley Bassey's song to which Lindarw first lip-synched in the original Wild Side Story at Alexandras), thanked Demitz for changing his life by believing in him.[14]

Wild Side Story was also revived later in Sweden,[15][16] in the US,[17] and Spain.[18] Before Demitz retired in 2013 he took one of his Stockholm cabarets on a brief tour to New York and Washington DC.[19][20]

Demitz has also acted and directed in Dalecarlia.[21]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Ekemar, Kim (January 5, 1976). Wild Side Story at Showcase Alexandra’s Stockholm (in English & Swedish). Stockholm: Alexandra’s. p. 8.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link) Search this book on (National Library of Sweden, signum: Vardagstryck 1971-2010 Ikö 1976 Alexandras)
  2. ↑ "Wild Side Story at Anfi del Mar". Island Connections. Los Cristianos. April 2, 2000. p. 2.: “Lars … background is show business and hotels. With a theatrical career spanning nearly three decades …”
  3. ↑ "From Sweden to Florida: 20 Feet Of Possessions". St. Petersburg Evening Independent. St. Petersburg, Florida. November 24, 1971. p. B-1.
  4. ↑ Sälgström, Karl-Gösta (May 23, 1989). "En flitig släktforskare" [A diligent family researcher]. Dala-Demokraten (in Swedish). Borlänge. p. 18.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link):"… ett svårstavat efternamn. I synnerhet I USA där Jacob vistats I 26 år" [... a hard-to-spell surname. Especially in the United States where Jacob lived for 26 years].
  5. ↑ Pettersson, Göran (June 25, 1996). "Han skrev bok om Sveriges kungar - på engelska" [He wrote book about the Kings of Sweden - in English]. Borlänge Tidning (in Swedish). Borlänge. p. 12.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link): "Jacob Demitz upptäckte att det inte fanns någon heltäckande bok i ämnet på hans eget modersmål, engelska. ... Det har tagit 30 år men nu är boken tack vare AMU-projektet färdig." [Jacob Demitz discovered that no comprehensive book on the subject existed in his own mother tongue, English. ... It has taken 30 tears, but thanks to the AMU the project is now finished.]
  6. ↑ Kyhle, Lars (May 29, 1997). "Blood-Swain och Olaf Scotking; Svenska kungar från Ludvikas och USA:s horizont" [Blood-Swain and Olaf Scotking; Swedish kings looked at from Ludvika and the USA]. Dala-Demokraten (in Swedish). Falun. p. 3.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link): “Det roligaste … är nog kunga- och drottningnamnen I den engelska delen. … Dessutom är det uppfriskande, och för många nynationalister, mycket nyttigt att se vår stolta historia genom främmande ögon.” [What's the most fun ... is probably the names of kings and queens in the English section. ... In addition, it is refreshing, and for many neo-nationalists, very useful to see our proud history in a foreigner's perspective.]
  7. ↑ Halldén, Tommy (1970). "Mia". EMI 062-34245 (in Swedish). Stockholm. p. LP album cover.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link) Carlquist, Leif (1979). "Nattens sång" [The Song of the Night]. Polydor 2379 173 (in Swedish). Stockholm. p. LP album cover.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link) 4 songs on side 2.
  8. ↑ Rosencrantz-Bergdahl, Karin (February 2, 1996). "En äkta kuf med många strängar på sin lyra" [A Genuine Oddball of Many Talents]. Nya Ludvika Tidning (in Swedish). Ludvika. p. 8.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link) full page introduction of new columnist: “Jacob Demitz arbetade som receptionschef för anrika The Beverly Hills Hotel. Han sitter bakom skrivbordet i sin lilla stuga vid Hillens strand. Bokhyllorna dignar under stor lärdom.” [Jacob Demitz worked as Front Desk Manager for classic The Beverly Hills Hotel. Now he's sitting behind his desk in his little cottage on the shore of Lake Hillen. His bookcases are overloaded with great learning.]
  9. ↑ Hård af Segerstad, Pia (March 25, 1968). "P som i "Peccoral"" [P as in “Peccoral”]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Stockholm. p. 11.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
  10. ↑ Fulkerson, Perry (November 11, 1971). "In Sweden, everything is free-stricted". Evening Independent. St. Petersburg, Florida. p. 1D, 14D-15D.: The Scene entertainment section cover story & (same newspaper) "Richard gets European Versions". November 24, 1971. p. 16D.
  11. ↑ Borger-Bendergard, Lisbeth (September 14, 1975). "Man borde inte sova …" [One should not sleep …]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Stockholm. p. 20.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link).]
  12. ↑ Pseudonym, Lasse (November 21, 1975). "Jubelshow" [Show for Cheering]. Göteborgs-Tidningen GT (in Swedish). Gothenburg. p. 15.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
  13. ↑ Westerling, Kalle (2006). La dolce vita; 30 år med drag [La Dolce Vita; 30 years with drag] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Normal. pp. 20–22, 80b. ISBN 978-91-85505-15-9.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link) Search this book on : "Uppsättningen på Alexandras blev Sveriges första dragshow på en strejt klubb. [The production at Alexandra's was Sweden's first drag show at a straight club.]
  14. ↑ Lindarw, Christer; Kellberg, Christina (2016). This is my life; berättat för Christina Kellberg [This Is My Life; As told to Christina Kellberg] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Bonniers. pp. 75–76, 122, 264. ISBN 978-91-7424-533-2.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link) Search this book on :”Genom den uppsättningen föste Lars Jacob in mig och oss i dragshowfållan. … Tack … Lars Jacob, Alexandra Charles och Sergio Campogiani - ni förändrade mitt liv när ni i starten trodde på mig, Lasse och Roger.” [Through that production, Lars Jacob shooed me and us into the drag show fold. ... Thank you ... Lars Jacob, Alexandra Charles and Sergio Campogiani - you changed my life when you believed in me, Lasse and Roger in the beginning.]
  15. ↑ Norlén, Eva (July 21, 1997). "Åtta handplockade artister lovar en helvild kväll" [Eight Hand-picked Performers Promise a Totally Wild Evening]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Stockholm. p. 37.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
  16. ↑ Romanus, Linda (June 26, 2000). "Wild side story till Gamla stan" [Wild Side Story to Stockholm Old Town]. Tidningen Södermalm (in Swedish). Stockholm. p. 22.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link).]
  17. ↑ Kearns, Michael (November 30, 1979). "L. A. News; Talk of the town:". San Diego Update. San Diego. p. 13.
  18. ↑ "Wild Side Story at Anfi del Mar". Island Connections. Los Cristianos. April 2, 2000. p. 2..
  19. ↑ Vnuk, Mariana (October 3, 2011). "Nobbad av Idol – nu tar Yaiya revansch" [Turned down by Idol – now Yaiya is getting even]. Norrländska Socialdemokraten NSD (in Swedish). Luleå.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
  20. ↑ "Cabaret Large A-Cup". metropolitanroom.com. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  21. ↑ Pettersson, Roland (August 3, 1993). "Bondbröllop på Vattenfestivalen" [Farm Wedding at Water Festival]. Dala-Demokraten (in Swedish). Borlänge.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link): "Enormt roligt … säger nyckelskådespelare Lars Jacob som spelar prästen… DD gav spelet ett högt betyg." [‘Great fun’ … says key actor Lars Jacob who plays the reverend … DD gave the play high marks.]

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