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- Actress
- Script and Continuity Department
Trained as a ballet dancer she turned to acting. Stage work at Det ny Teater and Det kongelige Teater without much success. Started acting in films in 1917 with much more appeal. In her silent film career, she worked with some of the worlds most prominent directors. Her low key but intense acting made her characters very believable. After a long hiatus, she reappeared in 1942 in small parts.- Gerda Krum-Juncker had a tragic life. She was born into the theater, her father being Ballet Master Jacob Daniel Krum and her mother Johanne Krum-Hunderup. Debut at Folketeatret 1897. At Århus Teater 1901-1905 where she enjoyed great success in numerous operettas. Her father had committed suicide when she was only nine. Her first husband - also and actor - was 20 years her senior but with a fiercely jealous streak. When he saw Gerda's success on stage with her singing partner, he drew a gun on her back at their hotel room. He missed her twice but then turned the gun on himself and died mortally wounded. She enjoyed a few happy years with her second husband - a barrister - but that soon changed when their 15 year old daughter was killed in a motorbike accident. Her husband got so depressed that he put a gun to his head. The attempt failed and he lost his eye-sight. Gerda retired to nurse him for the rest of his life. Her career at Nordisk Film was very promising (she made two appearances with Valdemar Psilander) but this vivacious actress made only half a dozen films between 1911 and 1914.
- 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.
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Holger-Madsen made his acting debut on the stage in 1896. He was a touring actor until 1905. Played at Casino 1905-12 an Dagmarteatret 1912-14. He never quite abandoned the stage and would return between film jobs. Acting debut on film in 1908. In 1912 he wrote, directed and starred in "Kun en Tigger" which provided him with a contract with Nordisk Film, where he made his greatest films. Between 1913-19 he directed about 80 films and soon became one of the leading director in Denmark. He often wrote his own scripts and brought creative cinematography and innovative lighting to his dramas. In 1920 he started to direct features in Germany but these films never gained the same prominence as his Danish achievements and he returned to Denmark with the advent of sound. In the 1930s he only directed three more films.- Lilly Jacobsson arrived as a young girl to Svenske Biografteatern in 1911 and appeared in a string of Swedish films until 1914. After winning a beauty contest, she landed a contract with Nordisk Film in 1916. Her natural beauty graced many dramas but she chose retirement when marrying in 1919. Only her former colleague, Asta Nielsen, could persuade her to appear in her own German production of "Hamlet".
- A farmer's son Marius Egeskov was stage trained and made his debut at Aarhus Theater in 1912. In the following years he became a touring actor. He first appeared in films in Aarhus. Later he came to Copenhagen and worked sporadically for Nordisk Film 1917-1920. Due to a nervous disorder his career was cut short when he was only 40 years of age.
- Like his second wife, Ellen Kornbeck, Svend Kornbeck worked exclusively for Nordisk Film beginning in 1913. His stout physique often landed him in parts that required strength and authority. After almost 30 films for Nordisk Film he retired and made only one more apparency for another studio, A/S Fotorama, in 1927.
- Tony Melody played character parts in many of Britain's most popular TV shows, including Coronation Street (1960), Emmerdale Farm (1972) and Last of the Summer Wine (1973). For 15 years he played the neighbour, Mr. Higginbottom, in The Clitheroe Kid on BBC radio. Melody's long, hangdog face also earned him comedy cameos in Steptoe and Son (1962), Heartbeat (1992), City Central (1998), and Where the Heart Is (1997). Melody also worked in stage shows and films. His big break came with Yanks (1979) starring Richard Gere. Sudden fame came his way when he appeared in a TV McDonald's campaign in 2002. His broadcasting break came in the BBC's North Region in 1955 with What Makes A Star? - a showcase for new talent. His first network television was in 1957 in the Hylda Baker comedy series Be Soon (1957). In the 1980s he was regular on Bergerac (1981), Dalziel and Pascoe (1996). An unassuming man who was shy offscreen and rarely gave interviews. Melody's first marriage was dissolved and in 1972 he married Maggie, a former dancer he met in Skegness. They lived happily ever after.