Gunilla Elisabet Dukure Bergström (3 July 1942 – 23 August 2021) was a Swedish author, journalist, and illustrator.
She is best known for her series of children's books about the character Alfie Atkins (Swedish: Alfons Åberg), which she wrote and illustrated.
[1] Books about her character were translated into many languages, and some were adapted into film, television and theatre plays.
Born in Gothenburg, Bergström moved to Stockholm in 1966 to begin her career as a journalist.
[1] Bergström has commented that there is "nothing wrong with making commerce of famous things, but we are careful about who we sell licenses to.