Bengt Edvard Sixten "Sigge" Sparre af Rossvik was a Swedish nobleman, lieutenant, cavalry officer, journalist, poet, mostly known for the murder of circus performer Elvira Madigan in a murder-suicide.
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Bengt Edvard Sixten "Sigge" Sparre af Rossvik was a Swedish nobleman, lieutenant, cavalry officer, journalist, poet, mostly known for the murder of circus performer Elvira Madigan in a murder-suicide. Their story has been subject to several theatrical and cinematic productions, such as that Elvira Madigan of Bo Widerberg in 1967 and a Danish film.
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SwedenCategory
Writers
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Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1854 to 1889 · aged 34
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