Gustav Wally

Gustav Wally

Known For: Acting

Gender: Male

Date of Birth: November 24, 1905

Day of Death: March 4, 1966 (60 years old)

Place of Birth: Stockholm, Sweden

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.