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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.- Actress
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Tutta Rolf was born on 7 October 1907 in Kristiania, Norway [now Oslo, Norway]. She was an actress, known for Sara Learns Manners (1937), Swedenhielms (1935) and En stilla flirt (1934). She was married to Hasse Ekman, Jack Donohue and Ernst Rolf. She died on 26 October 1994 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
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Jack Fjeldstad was born on 24 March 1915 in Kristiania, Norway [now Oslo, Norway]. He was an actor and assistant director, known for Nine Lives (1957), The Polar Bear King (1991) and After Rubicon (1987). He was married to Inger-Sofie Berg. He died on 4 September 2000 in Oslo, Norway.- Actor
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Norwegian actor, son of Hauk Aabel. Growing up in the world of theatre and films, Per Aabel was groomed for a life in the arts. He studied ballet in London and attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Paris. He followed this with training with the great theatre director Max Reinhardt in Vienna. His stage debut was in 1931 and he spent a number of years as a principal actor and teacher with major theatre companies in Oslo. He did not appear in films for nearly a decade after that, and his cinematic output was not large. He prospered in the Norwegian theatre and became one of its most respected comic actors.- Actor
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Norwegian veteran actor of both stage, TV and cinema. Debuted on the revue stage in 1941 at Oslo's Søilen Teater. An employee of the legendary Norwegian revue theatre Chat Noir from 1947 to 1959. A great flair for drama but most noted for making the field of comedy his speciality. Giving several classic character performances; his appearance on stage as Doolittle in "Pygmalion" one of his best remembered. He had several roles in norwegian cinema, fondly remembered as Kjell in the 13 "Olsenbanden"-movies. He also produced and directed two children movies; "Bjørnepatruljen" (1956) and "På tokt med Terna" (1958).- Stage debut in Oslo 1931. From 1934 - to 1982 at The National Stage in Bergen as a character actress.She appeared in several plays by Henrik Ibsen, among them "Peer Gynt" (as Solveig/and mother Aase) "Brand" (as Agnes) and "Hedda Gabler" (as Thea Elvsted). In 1970 she played against the famous Lillebil Ibsen in: "Arsenic and Old Lace". She also appeared in radio plays from 1954 to 1984.
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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.- One of the pioneers at The Norwegian Theater in Oslo, where she was engaged in 1919. Had her stage debut at Drabløs touring theater in 1917.
She played over 150 roles in a great variety of plays, often seen in motherly roles, always played with warmth and vitality.
In films she had mostly bit parts, best remembered for her performance as the grandmother in the film: "Brent jord" from 1969 (about the burning of Finnmark in 1944). She also appeared in radio and TV plays. - Writer
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Thorbjørn Egner was born on 12 December 1912 in Kristiania, Norway. He was a writer and composer, known for Folk og røvere i Kardemomme by (1988), Vox Lux (2018) and Dyrene i Hakkebakkeskogen (2016). He was married to Annie Eliassen. He died on 24 December 1990 in Oslo, Norway.- Per Kleppe was born on 13 April 1923 in Kristiania, Norway [now Oslo, Norway]. He died on 10 March 2021.
- Ebba Mona was born in Norway in 1904 as Ebba Mona Hoeg. Following the divorce of her parents, she came to the United States with her mother where she formed a popular vaudeville dance act with her sister, Tula Belle, called "The Angelus Sisters". She worked as a chorus girl in the late 1920s until the mid-1930s. At various points in her career, Ebba used the names Ebba Mona, Ebba Angelus, Ebba Holly, and Ebba Hollingshead, the latter of these being the surname of her stepfather, producer Gordon Hollingshead. In her later years, she made the news when an Academy Award statue that had once been awarded to the Hollingshead, who had died in 1952, was recovered after having been lost for years. Ebba was tracked down and reunited with the Oscar of her beloved stepfather, a feel good story that appeared in newspapers around the country. A divorced mother of one son, she passed away in 1985 at the age of 81.
- Sigrid Boo was born on 23 August 1898 in Kristiania, Norway. She was a writer, known for Servants' Entrance (1934), Vi som går kjøkkenveien (1933) and Servant's Entrance (1932). She died on 12 September 1954 in Oslo, 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.
- Hans Hedemark was born on 27 September 1875 in Kristiania, Norway. He was an actor, known for Historien om en gut (1919), De forældreløse (1917) and Æresgjesten (1919). He died on 21 June 1930 in Oslo, Norway.
- Bonne Gauguin was born on 28 November 1910 in Kristiania, Norway. She was an actress, known for Solospill (1977), Jakten (1959) and Det kunne vært deg (1952). She was married to Paul Rene Gauguin. She died on 12 July 1989 in Oslo, Norway.
- Tula Belle was born on 28 July 1906 in Kristiania, Norway [now Oslo, Norway]. She was an actress, known for The Blue Bird (1918), Deliverance (1919) and At the Mercy of Men (1918). She died on 13 October 1992 in Newport Beach, California, USA.
- Born in Kråkstad, Akershus Norway in 1879, her parents were shoemaker Hans Kristiansen and Elise (Lisa) Jansen. By her marriage to the newspaper man, and theater manager, Jørgen Jansen Fuhr, (d.1930) she entered the theater in the Sagene community of Oslo. She played at her husband's companies in Oslo, and on tours, and she became very popular. In 1912 she even played the title role in the film: Anny - a street girl's novel, and received good publicity. Divorced from her husband, she continued for some years as an actress, but around 1917 she became a cafe hostess. She died shortly before Christmas in 1947, aged 68.
- Hilda Fredriksen was born on 18 December 1873 in Kristiania, Norway. She was an actress, known for Madame Visits Oslo (1927), Syv dager for Elisabeth (1927) and Baldevins bryllup (1926). She died on 30 January 1945 in Oslo, Norway.
- 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].
- Lillian Sonning was born on 24 June 1909 in Kristiania, Norway. She was a writer, known for Roser til Monica (1956). She died on 19 March 1998 in Oslo, Norway.
- Lasse Segelcke was born on 30 March 1898 in Kristiania, Norway. He was an actor, known for Syndere i sommersol (1934) and Du har lovet mig en kone! (1935). He was married to Tore Segelcke. He died in October 1942 in Norway.
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Jon Lennart Mjøen was born on 22 October 1912 in Kristiania, Norway. He was an actor and director, known for Stevnemøte med glemte år (1957), Troll i ord (1954) and Skulle det dukke opp flere lik er det bare å ringe..... (1970). He died in 1997 in Oslo, Norway.- Actor
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Carsten Carlsen was born on 5 June 1892 in Kristiania, Norway. He was an actor and composer, known for To levende og en død (1937) and Cheer Up! (1933). He was married to Lalla Carlsen. He died on 28 August 1961 in Norway.- Berit Alten was born on 2 May 1915 in Kristiania, Norway [now Oslo, Norway]. She was an actress, known for Familien på Borgan (1939), Vi vil leve (1946) and Hansen og Hansen (1943). She died on 18 December 2002 in Oslo, Norway.
- Norwegian stage actress, debut at The National Stage in Bergen in 1897,where she was engaged until 1907. Later she played at Fahlstrøm's Theater and at Tivoli Theater in Kristiania.(now Oslo)
Mrs.Danning also appeared in a few Norwegian silent movies, before moving to Denmark with her Danish husband, composer Christian Danning around 1914.
She outlived her husband with over fifty years, and died at the formidable age of 101 in February 1980. - Stener Fogge was born in 1915 in Kristiania, Norway. He is an actor, known for Hans Majestets Foged (1965), Politi, politi (1970) and Den stundesløse (1964).
- Victor Bernau was born on 14 January 1890 in Kristiania, Norway. He was an actor, known for Familien på Borgan (1939) and Baldevins bryllup (1926). He died on 13 May 1939 in Oslo, Norway.
- Marie Hedemark was born on 24 March 1873 in Kristiania, Norway. She was an actress, known for Den nye lensmanden (1926), Boer Boerson Jr. (1938) and To levende og en død (1937). She died on 8 August 1959 in Oslo, Norway.
- Oscar Egede-Nissen was born on 7 March 1903 in Kristiania, Norway [now Oslo, Norway]. He was an actor, known for Fant (1937), Vildanden (1963) and Bra mennesker (1937). He was married to Unni Torkildsen. He died on 1 November 1976 in Norway.
- 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.
- Haakon Lie was born on 22 September 1905 in Kristiania, Norway. He was a writer, known for Samhold må til (1935) and Oljeberget (2006). He died on 25 May 2009 in Oslo, Norway.
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Distinguished Norwegian stage actor, director, and manager. After theater studies in Vienna, he had his stage debut in Meiningen 1880 (Germany). Later he played in St.Gallen, Hamburg, and from 1884 to 1893 at Christiania Theater in Norway (now Oslo).
From 1899-1907 and 1923-1927, he was stage manager at The National Theater in the same city, and he also worked as an actor and director at the same stage.
As an actor he had many great performances in the monumental, realistic style, often in the plays of Ibsen, and in plays written by his own father, the famous writer and Nobel laureate in literature, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson; for example: Paul Lange in "Paul Lange og Tora Parsberg" and as Tygesen in "Geografi og kjærlighet".
He also worked as an actor and director in Scandinavia and Germany, with many guest appearances all over Europe.
At the age of 52 he was not afraid to try out the new medium, the motion picture industry, in Denmark he wrote scripts, and worked as an actor and director in at least four silent movies for the company Dania Biofilm.
In the springtime of 1942 he died in the age of 83, and his third wife the Jewish Eileen Cohn Bendix, had to escape to Sweden. In November the same year all Jews still in Norway were captured and sent to concentration camps in Poland and Germany for extermination!- Annie Skau Berntsen was born on 29 May 1911 in Kristiania, Norway. She died on 26 November 1992 in Horten, Norway.
- 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.
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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.- Director
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Sigval Maartmann-Moe was born on 23 May 1921 in Kristiania, Norway. He was a director and writer, known for It Happened One Night (1958), Peter van Heeren (1957) and Savnet siden mandag (1955). He died on 7 June 2010 in Oslo, Norway.- Bergliot Husberg was born on 25 June 1884 in Kristiania, Norway. She was an actress, known for A Man There Was (1917), A Ruined Life (1912) and När kärleken dödar (1913). She died on 12 July 1975 in Stockholm, Sweden.
- Supporting actor on stage and in films from his debut in 1918. He played on many Norwegian theater's, longest term at Centralteatret in Oslo. For some years he also worked in America under the name Erik Barbour, he played at the Shere Lane Theatre in New York. When he died on Christmas eve in 1986 at the age of 96 years, he was one of the oldest Norwegian male actors ever.
- Nina Sommerfeldt was born on 22 March 1896 in Kristiania [now Oslo], Norway. She was an actress, known for Pengenes magt (1917), En Vandgang (1915) and Helten fra Østafrika (1915). She died on 7 May 1979.
- Sofie Bernhoft was born on 21 July 1870 in Kristiania, Norway. She was an actress, known for Trysil-Knut (1942), Boer Boerson Jr. (1938) and A Quiet flirt (1933). She died on 17 February 1966 in Oslo, Norway.
- Sigrun Svenningsen was born on 23 June 1902 in Kristiania, Norway. She was an actress, known for Til sæters (1924) and Den glade enke i Trangvik (1927). She was married to Per Kvist. She died on 24 February 1971 in Norway.
- Jens Holstad was born on 30 January 1889 in Kristiania, Norway. He was an actor, known for Gjest Baardsen (1939), Anny - en gatepiges roman (1912) and Baldevins bryllup (1926). He died on 6 October 1961 in Drammen, Norway.
- Gerhard Knoop was born on 3 November 1920 in Kristiania, Norway. He was a director, known for Minne om to mandager (1964), Dei rid mot havet (1960) and Avskjedsgaven (1961). He died on 25 October 2009 in Oslo, Norway.
- Alfhild Stormoen was born on 30 January 1883 in Kristiania, Norway. She was an actress, known for The Bride of Glomdal (1926), A Gentleman with Mustache (1942) and Skadeskutt (1951). She was married to Harald Stormoen. She died on 11 February 1974 in Oslo, Norway.
- Handsome Norwegian stage actor, first appearance at Centralteatret in Kristiania in 1903. From 1904 to 1912 he was engaged to the theater in Bergen, where he gave many fine performances, among them: as Einar in "Brand" by Henrik Ibsen.
Eriksen also appeared in some silent movies before 1920, both in Denmark and in Norway.
He was married to the distinguished stage actress Magda Blanc, (1879-1959) and their son Henning Blanc was also an actor.
Eriksen died at the early age of forty-four in 1922. - Gunvor Arntzen was born on 18 May 1895 in Kristiania, Norway. She was an actress, known for Unge hjerter (1917). She died on 27 June 1974 in Oslo, Norway.
- Erling Sven Lorentzen was born on 28 January 1923 in Kristiania, Norway. He was married to Prinsesse Ragnhild. He died on 9 March 2021 in 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.
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Alf Scott-Hansen was born on 22 December 1903 in Kristiania, Norway [now Oslo, Norway]. He was a director and writer, known for Rikard Nordraak (1945) and Trollfossen (1948). He was married to Wenche Foss. He died in 1961.- Asta Nielsen was born on 29 September 1897 in Kristiania, Norway. She was an actress, known for Jomfru Trofast (1921), Gypsy Anne (1920) and Felix (1921). She died on 24 October 1975 in Oslo, Norway.