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Åke Hodell (April 30, 1919 - July 29, 2000) was a multifaceted Swedish artist from Stockholm, known for his work as a fighter pilot, poet, author, playwright, painter, publisher, and electroacoustic/text-sound composer. He was the son of author Björn Hodell and the brother of actress Ulla Hodell. After a crash during a training exercise in 1941, he spent two years recovering in Lund's hospital, where he became friends with author Gunnar Ekelöf and developed a strong anti-militarist stance. In 1944, while leading the children's theatre department at Malmö Stadsteater, Hodell wrote the satirical play "Rännstensungar," which was also adapted into a low-brow comedy film that year, with a remake in 1974 and an inspired film in 1996. His first publication, "Flyende pilot," was released in 1953, and he began experimenting with "elektronismer," later known as text-sound composition, which combined radioplay and musique concrète with a focus on narrative and electronic enhancements. He produced numerous radioplays, often with political themes, including the banned "Mr. Smith in Rhodesia" from 1969. Hodell collaborated with Pistolteatern in Stockholm and premiered his play "Lågsniff" at Moderna Muséet on November 4, 1964,

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