Gerhard Knoop
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| Born | Gerhard Herman Knoop 3 November 1920 |
| Died | 25 October 2009 (aged 88) Oslo, Norway |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, stage producer, theatre director |
Gerhard Herman Knoop (3 November 1920 – 25 October 2009) was a Norwegian actor, stage producer, theatre director and film director. He is mostly known for directing the movies Minne om to mandager (1964), Dei rid mot havet (1960) and Avskjedsgaven (1961).[1]
Early and personal life
Knoop was born in
Denver.[2]
Theatre career
Knoop was employed at
National Theatre, Det Norske Teatret, Det Nye Teater, Fjernsynsteatret and Radioteatret.[2] Among his productions were adaptions of Beckett's play Waiting for Godot, Chekhov's comedy Uncle Vanya and Ibsen's play Rosmersholm.[2] He produced Ibsen's play Hedda Gabler for the Pitlochry Festival Theatre in Scotland in 1963.[2] He has also produced Ibsen's plays Ghosts and The Wild Duck, Strindberg's Easter and Miss Julie, and Ionesco's The Chairs.[3]
He headed the
Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation as head of Radioteatret.[3] He started the independent theatre group Intimteatret in 1991, together with Merete Skavlan. He died in Oslo on 25 October 2009.[2]
References
- ^ "Gerhard Knoop | Director". IMDb. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f Skavlan, Merete. "Gerhard H Knoop". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
- ^ Store norske leksikon(in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 7 May 2009.
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