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San Marino's Swedish Cowboy Barber Celebrates 40 Years (Video)

Share your thoughts and memories of San Marino's Swedish cowboy barber Jann Eldnor, aka Jann of Sweden, in the comments below.

San Marino and “Swedish cowboy barber” wouldn’t seem to go hand-in-hand unless you know Jann Eldnor, the barber whose saloon/salon has been a fixture in the community for decades.

Eldnor celebrates 40 years as a barber this year, noted the San Gabriel Valley Tribune, whose video with Eldnor in his San Marino shop can be seen above.

"I've been here longer than Henry Huntington, the king of San Marino," Eldnor told the Tribune in his beloved accent. "Now I don't speak Swedish, it got away from me. And I don't speak English either - I speak Swinglish."

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More than a barber, Eldnor is a character and a storyteller. Several press outlets—as well as law enforcement officials and attorneys—have been particularly interested in his tales of interaction with former customer Christopher Chichester in the 1980s.

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“He acted very well, was extremely nice and friendly and correct towards women,” “He said he came from royalty in England and acted that way. His English was really perfect, even though he was German. He dressed in a suit and tie everyday.”

Gerhartsreiter awaits trial in September and Eldnor could very well be called to testify. Eldnor was ready to testify in but was cut for time.

, a book about the several alleged identities of Chichester, as told through interviews with detectives and dozens of witnesses across the U.S. and in Germany.

What do you have to share about your experience with Jann of Sweden over the years? Have you ever gotten a haircut at his barber shop? Share your thoughts about this long-time local figure in the comments below.


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