Björn Andresen, once known as "the most beautiful boy in the world" during his youth, has passed away at 70. The news was confirmed on Sunday by the former actor's daughter to the Swedish press along with the directors of the 2021 documentary The Most Beautiful Boy in the World , Kristina Lindström and Kristian Petri. Kristian shared that the former actor was "a brave person". Björn rose to fame after being discovered by Italian filmmaker Luchino Visconti in 1970 for his breakout role. Luchino travelled across Europe in search of the star who would front his adaptation of Thomas Mann’s Death in Venice. The director discovered 15-year-old Björn in Stockholm, and the film premiered a year later, in March 1971, in London.

During the premiere, Luchino dubbed Björn as "the most beautiful b

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