Gustav Wally

Actor

Birthday	Nov 24, 1905 (61 year old)
Deathday	Mar 4, 1966
Place of birth	Stockholm, Sweden
Gender	Male

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.