Johanne Dybwad
Johanne Dybwad | |
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Born | Johanne Juell 2 August 1867 Christiania, Norway |
Died | 4 March 1950 Oslo, Norway | (aged 82)
Nationality | Norwegian |
Occupation | actress |
Spouse | |
Children | Nils Juell Dybwad |
Relatives | Hannemor Gram (granddaughter) |
Johanne Dybwad (née Juell; 2 August 1867 – 4 March 1950) was a Norwegian
Early and personal life
Johanne was born in Christiania (now Oslo) as the daughter of actor Mathias Juell (1835–1894) and actress Johanne Regine Elvig (1847–1882).[2] Both her parents were acting for the Christiania Theatre. Her mother was the first Norwegian to play "Nora" in Ibsen's A Doll's House, in 1880.[3] Her mother died in 1882, only 34 years old, and Johanne grew up with her aunt in Bergen.[4] Her foster parents wanted to keep her away from the theatre, but she wanted to become an actress.[2]
Career
Actress
Johanne made her debut at
During her time at Christiania Theatre she played 76 roles, including "Hedvig" in The Wild Duck (1889), "Nora" in A Doll's House (1890), and "Juliet" in Romeo and Juliet (1899).[2] At Nationaltheatret she played roles such as "Klara Sang" in Over Ævne I (1899), "Maja" in When We Dead Awaken and "Gerd" in Brand. She also toured with the theatre, to Copenhagen in 1903,[8] to Berlin in 1907, and to Paris in 1937.[7]
Stage producer
In 1906 she produced her first play, Maeterlinck's Pelléas and Mélisande. She would later produce more than forty plays, often playing the leading role herself.[2] Among her productions were Euripides' classical tragedy Medea (1918), Nordahl Grieg's Barabbas (1927), and Schiller's Mary Stuart (1929).[2]
Honours
Johanne Dybwad was awarded the King's Medal of Merit (Kongens fortjenstmedalje) in gold.[9] She was awarded Knight of the
In 1962 a bronze statue of her was revealed at the front of the National Theatre in Oslo, sculptured by Per Ung.[7][11] In 1967, she was the first Norwegian actor to be depicted on a postage stamp.[2] The area in front of the National Theatre, Johanne Dybwads plass, is named after her, and the theatre's address is "Johanne Dybwads plass 1".[12]
Personal life
She was married to barrister and songwriter Vilhelm Dybwad (1863–1950) from 1891 to 1916. She was the mother of lawyer Nils Juell Dybwad (1892-1972).[13][14]
Further reading
- Kristian Elster, Jr.: Skuespillerinden Johanne Dybwad. Til belysning av realismen i skuespillkunsten (1931)
- Axel Otto Normann: Johanne Dybwad. Liv og kunst (1937)
- C. R. Waal: Johanne Dybwad. Norwegian Actress (1967)
References
- ^ "Johanne Dybwad (1867–1950)". lokalhistoriewiki. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Waal, Carla. "Johanne Dybwad". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
- ^ Næss, Trine. "Johanne Juell". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
- ^ Lyche, Lise (1991). Norges teaterhistorie (in Norwegian). Asker: Tell Forlag. pp. 128–131.
- ^ a b Rønneberg, Anton (1949). Nationaltheatret gjennom femti år (in Norwegian). Oslo: Gyldendal. pp. 78–79.
- ^ a b c Skavlan, Einar (1927). Jac. S. Worm-Müller (ed.). "Johanne Dybwad". Samtiden. Oslo: Aschehoug: 509–512.
- ^ Store norske leksikon(in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. 2007. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
- ^ Bull, Francis (1937). Jac. S. Worm-Müller (ed.). "Johanne Dybwad". Samtiden. Oslo: Aschehoug: 613–617.
- ^ "Kongens fortjenstmedalje". lokalhistoriewiki. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ a b Rønneberg, Anton (1949). Nationaltheatret gjennom femti år (in Norwegian). Oslo: Gyldendal. pp. 455–456.
- ^ Kokkin, Jan. "Per Ung". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
- National Theatre. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
- ^ Schulerud, Mentz. "Vilhelm Dybwad". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
- ^ Jon Gunnar Arntzen. "Dybwad". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 1 April 2018.