Jacob Truedson Demitz

Jacob Truedson Demitz is a SwedishAmerican writer and entertainment director who wrote a 1996 book about Scandinavian kings and, as Lars Jacob, has directed hundreds of underground cabaret shows in the United States and Europe since 1972. He grew up in Illinois, returned to Sweden and later lived for extended periods in Florida and California.

Demitz was born in rebro, Sweden, the son of singer Birgit Ridderstedt and C. Erik Ridderstedt, and first arrived in the United States as an infant, then living in and near Chicago until the age of 13. Through his fathers craftsandgifts import business and his mothers entertainment ventures he was inspired early in an intercultural environment.

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