Bjørn Bjørnson
Bjørn Bjørnson | |
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 Bjørn Bjørnson in 1922 | |
| Born | 15 November 1859 Christiania, Norway |
| Died | 14 May 1942 (aged 82) |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Occupation(s) | Actor Playwright Theatre director Memoirist |
| Spouse | |
| Parent(s) | Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson Karoline Reimers |
| Relatives | Bergliot Ibsen (sister) Sigurd Ibsen (brother-in-law) Tancred Ibsen (nephew) Irene Ibsen Bille (niece) Inga Bjørnson (cousin) Erling Bjørnson (brother) |
Bjørn Bjørnson (15 November 1859 – 14 May 1942) was a Norwegian
stage actor and theatre director
.
Biography
He was born in
Vienna Conservatory
.
He was the artistic leader of
National Theatre
, from its opening in 1899 until 1907, and again from 1923 to 1927. Besides being an actor and director, he also was a playwright.
In 1893 he married Norwegian opera singer Gina Oselio. Their marriage was dissolved in 1909.[1]
Selected works
Plays
- Moppy og Poppy (with M. O. Hansson), (1885)
- Johanne, (1898)
- Solen skinner jo (1913)
- En tørst kamel, (1919)
Books
- Vom deutschen Wesen: Impressionen eines Stammverwandten 1914-1917, (1917)
- Mit livs historier. Fra barndommens dage, (1922)
- Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson. Hjemmet og vennene. Aulestad-minner, (1932)
- Bare ungdom, (1934
- Det gamle teater. Kunsten og menneskene, (1937)
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References
- Store norske leksikon(in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
External links
- Bjørn Bjørnson at IMDb
- Bjørn Bjørnson at Find a Grave
Other sources
- Rønneberg, Anton (1974) Nationaltheatret, 1949-1974 (Gyldendal) ISBN 978-82-05-06254-2
- Marker, Frederick J. and Lise-Lone Marker (1996) A History of Scandinavian Theatre (Cambridge University Press) ISBN 978-0-521-39237-2
- Murer, Annette with Julian Garner translator (1977) The National Theatre of Norway (Boksenteret) ISBN 978-82-7683-156-6
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