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- Peter Christen Asbjørnsen was born on 15 January 1812 in Kristiania, Norway [now Oslo, Norway]. Peter Christen was a writer, known for Anansi Storytime (2016), Prinsessen som ingen kunne målbinde (1932) and Jackanory (1965). Peter Christen died on 6 January 1885 in Kristiania, Norway [now Oslo, Norway].
- Vilhelm Wiehe was born on 10 February 1858 in Kristiania [now Oslo], Norway. He was an actor, known for Den farlige leg (1911). He was married to Augusta Blad. He died on 18 August 1916.
- Popular Norwegian comic actor, on stage from 1906, the first years engaged in touring companies.(Alma & Johan Fahlstrøm, and later with Pehr Qværnstrøm)
He became a mainstay in comedy, farce, and operetta, from 1913 at Tivoli Theater in Christiania, (now Oslo) later at Theatre Moderne, Casino Theater, and Chat Noir, also in Christiania.
His best portrayal was as "Ko-ko" in: "The Mikado".(Gilbert & Sullivan) His only film appearance was in a silent comedy in 1922, the film also became a great success for Mr.Schønemann.
Three years later he died at the early age of 34, sadly missed by thousand of fans in Christiania, and elsewhere in Norway. - Writer
- Art Department
Christian Krohg was born on 13 August 1852 in Vestre Aker, Oslo, Norway. He was a writer, known for Albertine (1988) and Vår egen tid (1959). He was married to Othilia Pauline Christine Lasson. He died on 16 October 1925 in Oslo, Norway.- Oskar Braaten was born on 25 November 1881 in Oslo, Norway. He was a writer, known for Bra mennesker (1937), It Rains on Our Love (1946) and Den store barnedåpen (1931). He died on 17 July 1939 in Trysil, Norway.
- Gunnar Tolnæs was a trained actor with an extensive career on the stage, including Nationalteatret in Oslo. Made his film debut in Swedish films working with Mauritz Stiller and Victor Sjöström. Came to Denmark in 1915 and worked exclusively for Nordisk Film, where he soon became their biggest attraction after Valdemar Psilander left the studio in 1916. A favorite with the ladies the tall, stately Norwegian with the slumbering eyes thrilled audiences playing men of authority especially maharajahs in a string of dramas. However, having made a fortune and growing tired of 'sheik films',as he called them, he retired early.
- Actor
- Writer
H.C. Nielsen was born on 31 August 1880 in Kristiania [now Oslo], Norway. He was an actor and writer, known for Bunkebryllup (1918), Studentmagersvenden (1919) and Livets baal (1912). He died on 10 January 1941.- Bergliot Skands was born on 19 November 1893 in Kristiania [now Oslo], Norway. She was an actress, known for Den forelskede Gullaschbaron (1917) and Det elektriske Pengeskab (1917). She died on 23 July 1942.
- Karl Aagaard Østvig Jr. was born on 24 October 1925 in Oslo, Norway. He was an actor, known for Unge viljer (1943). He died on 25 December 1944 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Gunhild Schytte-Jacobsen was born on 26 May 1875 in Kristiania, Norway [now Oslo, Norway]. She was an actress, known for The Bridal Party in Hardanger (1926), Vi som går kjøkkenveien (1933) and Du har lovet mig en kone! (1935). She died on 20 June 1945 in Oslo, Norway.
- Norwegian traitor Vidkun Quisling was born in 1887. An army officer, he served as military attaché in Petrograd from 1918-19 and in Helsinki from 1919-21, later assisting Fridtjof Nansen in relief work in Russia. He was Norwegian minister of defense from 1931 to 1933. He then left the Agrarian party to found the fascist Nasjonal Samling [National Unity] party. In 1940 he secretly aided Germany in its invasion and conquest of Norway, and as a reward was installed by the Germans as head of the collaborationist Norwegian government. Almost universally despised in Norway, and not particularly popular with his German masters, he nevertheless remained in power until May of 1945, when he was arrested after the Germans in Norway surrendered. He was tried by the post-occupation Norwegian government for high treason, convicted, sentenced to death and executed by firing squad. From his last name has come the commonly accepted epithet for one who turns traitor and collaborates with the enemy: "quisling".
- Art Department
Finn Froelich was born on 13 August 1868 in Oslo, Norway. Finn died on 5 September 1947 in Monterey, California, USA.- Writer
- Director
- Producer
Peter Lykke-Seest was born on 26 September 1868 in Kristiania [now Oslo], Norway. He was a writer and director, known for Historien om en gut (1919), Unge hjerter (1917) and Vor tids helte (1918). He died on 24 February 1948 in Oslo, Norway.- Andreas Aabel was born on 21 February 1911 in Oslo, Norway. He was an actor, known for Kampen om tungtvannet (1948), Boer Boerson Jr. (1938) and Et spøkelse forelsker seg (1946). He was married to Ellen Johanne Didriksen. He died on 29 December 1948 in Norway.
- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Arthur Barking was born on 18 November 1891 in Oslo, Norway. He was an actor and assistant director, known for Det æ'kke te å tru (1942), Simen Mustrøens besynderlige opplevelser (1926) and Syv dager for Elisabeth (1927). He died on 6 May 1949.- David Knudsen was born on 8 August 1875 in Oslo, Norway. He was an actor, known for Himmeluret (1925), Kampen om tungtvannet (1948) and Cheer Up! (1933). He died on 3 July 1952.
- Carl Keilhau was born on 25 July 1919 in Oslo, Norway. Carl was a writer, known for Bernardas hus (1964). Carl died on 20 December 1957.
- Ragna Wettergreen was born on 19 September 1864 in Oslo, Norway. She was an actress, known for Madame de Thebes (1915), En fortid (1913) and Blodets röst (1913). She died on 27 June 1958.
- Rigmor Nathansen was born on 1 April 1885 in Kristiania [now Oslo], Norway. She was an actress, known for Hotelværelse Nr. 13 (1915). She died on 1 May 1959.
- Alma Lagoni was born on 10 December 1873 in Kristiania [now Oslo], Norway. She was an actress, known for Den kvindelige Spion fra Balkan (1912), Kun en tigger (1912) and Storstadens Hyæne (1912). She was married to Otto Lagoni. She died on 31 July 1959.
- Molla Mallory was born on 6 March 1884 in Oslo, Norway. She was married to Franklin Mallory. She died on 22 November 1959 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden.
- Writer
- Actor
- Director
Waldemar Hansen was born on 19 July 1891 in Oslo, Norway. He was a writer and actor, known for The Clown's Revenge (1912), Bytte Roller (1914) and Kærlighedens triumf (1915). He was married to Anne Bertsen. He died on 13 May 1960 in Oslo, Norway.- Harry Tenbrook was born on 9 October 1887 in Oslo, Norway. He was an actor, known for They Were Expendable (1945), A Slight Case of Murder (1938) and The Land of Might (1912). He died on 14 September 1960 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Harald Aimarsen was born on 9 June 1881 in Oslo, Norway. He was an actor, known for Jakten (1959), Kvinnens plass (1956) and Boer Boerson Jr. (1938). He died on 5 January 1961.
- Margot Lander is generally considered by ballet aficionados as among the most important--if not THE most important--Danish ballerinas of the 20th century. A student at the Royal Danish Ballet School in 1917, after she graduated she came back to the school in 1928, became a principal in 1933 and in 1942 was awarded the position of prima ballerina. She was married to ballet director Harold Lander from 1932-1950. After the divorce she retired from the field, and died in 1961.
- Actress
- Writer
Harriet Bosse was born on 19 February 1878 in Oslo, Norway. She was an actress and writer, known for Kameraden (1919), Ingmarssönerna (1919) and Bombi Bitt och jag (1936). She was married to Edvin Adolphson, Wingård, Gunnar and August Strindberg. She died on 2 November 1961 in Oslo, Norway.- Gunvor Hall was born on 26 November 1908 in Oslo, Norway. She was an actress, known for Gryr i Norden (1939), Jeg drepte! (1942) and Ut av mørket (1958). She died on 19 November 1961 in Oslo, Norway.
- Inga Berentz was born on 23 December 1878 in Oslo, Norway. She was an actress, known for Dans ur Surcouf (1908) and I klädloge och på scen (1908). She died on 22 February 1962 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden.
- Writer
- Director
- Music Department
Finn Bø was born on 4 July 1893 in Oslo, Norway. Finn was a writer and director, known for To liv (1946), A Gentleman with Mustache (1942) and Trollfossen (1948). Finn died on 24 April 1962.- Trygve Gulbranssen was born on 15 June 1894 in Oslo, Norway. He was a writer, known for Duel with Death (1959) and Das Erbe von Björndal (1960). He was married to Lilly Ragna Haneborg. He died on 10 October 1962 in Eidsberg, Norway.
- Ragnhild Ovenberg Lyche was born on 6 December 1885 in Kristiania [now Oslo], Norway. She was an actress, known for The Girl from Abroad; or, The Great Underworld (1913), Fædrenes synd (1914) and Kärlek starkare än hat eller Skogsdotterns hemlighet (1914). She died on 19 January 1963.
- Knut Langgaard was born on 2 February 1886 in Oslo, Norway. He was an actor, known for Eskimo (1930) and Der weiße Gott (1932). He died on 1 May 1965.
- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Odd Borg was born on 26 May 1931 in Oslo, Norway. He was an actor and assistant director, known for Kvinnens plass (1956), Elskere (1963) and Operasjon sjøsprøyt (1964). He was married to Anne Borg. He died on 13 November 1965 in Oslo, Norway.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Katie Rolfsen was born on 10 November 1902 in Oslo, Norway. She was an actress, known for Bara en trumpetare (1938), Himmeluret (1925) and Fröken Julia jubilerar (1938). She died on 22 September 1966 in Raadmansoe, Stockholms län, Sweden.- Anne Lise Wang was born on 3 March 1920 in Oslo, Norway. She was an actress, known for Fools in the Mountains (1957), Sankt Hans fest (1947) and Det æ'kke te å tru (1942). She died on 20 March 1967 in Hammerfest, Norway.
- Paul Roschberg was born on 27 February 1909 in Oslo, Norway. He was an actor, known for The Stars Shine (1938). He died on 19 April 1967 in Oslo, Norway.
- Actor
- Director
Einar Sissener was born on 21 September 1897 in Kristiania, Norway [now Oslo, Norway]. He was an actor and director, known for The Bride of Glomdal (1926), Syndere i sommersol (1934) and Du har lovet mig en kone! (1935). He died on 4 March 1968.- Tore Foss was born on 21 February 1901 in Oslo, Norway. He was an actor, known for Vildanden (1963), Sankt Hans fest (1947) and Kristine Valdresdatter (1930). He died on 7 August 1968 in Norway.
- Composer
- Music Department
- Actor
Jolly Kramer-Johansen was born on 7 May 1902 in Oslo, Norway. He was a composer and actor, known for Gryr i Norden (1939), Det æ'kke te å tru (1942) and Familien på Borgan (1939). He died on 17 September 1968 in Bærum, Norway.- Actor
- Director
Alfred Solaas was born on 15 April 1912 in Oslo, Norway. He was an actor and director, known for Greven av Monte Christo (1965), Aldri mer! (1949) and De gamles julaften (1962). He died on 23 November 1968 in Oslo, Norway.- Trygve Lie was born on 15 July 1896 in Oslo, Norway. He was married to Hjørdis Alette Fredrikke Jørgensen. He died on 30 December 1968 in Geilo, Norway.
- Svend von Düring was born on 7 July 1915 in Oslo, Norway. He was an actor, known for Bra mennesker (1937), Smuglere i smoking (1957) and Hjemme hos oss - Husmorfilmen 1957 (1957). He died on 7 June 1969 in Bergen, Norway.
- Actress
- Writer
- Producer
The daughter of a fur wholesaler in Norway, Sonja Henie received her first pair of ice skates when she was six. At 14 she was the Norwegian Skating Champion. At 15 she would win the Olympic gold medal in Skating, a feat she would repeat in 1932 and 1936. In 1936 she would turn professional and tour with her own ice show. She was signed by 20th Century-Fox and debuted in One in a Million (1936), in which she played an ice skater. The picture was very successful, Sonja continued to make a series of light comedies throughout the late 1930s and early 1940s. More a testament to her skating skills and physical appearance than her acting prowess, the films were nevertheless profitable and her popularity soared. Her films' success garnered financial success for the Hollywood Ice Revues that she produced and starred every year. Her movie career wound down during the mid-'40s, but she continued skating until she retired in 1960. An astute businesswoman and due to marrying shipping magnate Niels Onstad ("the Onassis of Norway") in 1956, Sonja was one of the ten wealthiest women in the world when she died of leukemia in 1969.- Ernst Diesen was born on 6 April 1913 in Oslo, Norway. He was an actor, known for Smuglere i smoking (1957), Boer Boerson Jr. (1938) and Et spøkelse forelsker seg (1946). He was married to Kari Diesen. He died on 14 November 1970 in Oslo, Norway.
- Frithjof Fearnley was born on 16 December 1896 in Oslo, Norway. He was an actor, known for Fager er lien (1925), Det kunne vært deg (1952) and Pastor Jarman kommer hjem (1958). He died on 18 April 1971 in Norway.
- Ebba Toje was born on 11 December 1887 in Oslo, Norway. She was an actress, known for De vergeløse (1939), Lenkene brytes (1938) and Lille Lord Fauntleroy (1966). She died on 13 March 1972 in Oslo, Norway.
- Helge Essmar was born on 3 September 1901 in Oslo, Norway. He was an actor, known for Kvinnens plass (1956), Fire in the Night (1955) and Sankt Hans fest (1947). He died on 30 March 1972 in Oslo, Norway.
- Actress
Guri Stormoen was born on 10 October 1901 in Oslo, Norway. She was an actress, known for Fant (1937), Felix (1921) and De gamle damene (1969). She was married to Poul Jensen and Leif Eyvinn Dahl. She died on 1 November 1974 in Stavanger, Norway.- Additional Crew
- Writer
- Producer
Arthur Pierson, who was raised in Seattle, Washington, made his Broadway debut in 1929 and then signed up with Paramount Pictures. Paramount used him as a rehearsal director for Cecil B. DeMille and Ernst Lubitsch. He played in a couple films for Fox and returned to Broadway in 1935, marrying co-star Ruth Matteson in 1937. He returned to Hollywood in the 1940s and directed a handful of films before moving into television. Pierson was an executive at Hanna-Barbera when he passed away from a heart attack.- Vegard Hall was born on 1 April 1899 in Oslo, Norway. He was an actor, known for Bells in the Moonlight (1964), Jentespranget (1973) and 4 x 4 (1965). He died on 20 February 1975 in Oslo, Norway.