Hjorth-Jenssen was born in Fredrikshald as a son of editor Gunnar Olaves Jenssen (1843–1924) and Anna Marie Cecilie Hjorth (1867–1929), and married Rachel Råby (1900–1958) in 1921.[1]
Hjorth-Jenssen was also a screen actor in movies such as: Den glade enke i Trangvik (1927), Bussen (1961), Musikanter (1967), De ukjentes marked (1968), and Brent jord (1969). He also wrote children's books—Fire fra middelskolen (1932) and Bilbandittene og de fire fra middelskolen (1933)—and two plays. He translated books to Norwegian such as The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huck Finn. He penned the fifty-year history of the Norwegian Actors' Equity Association in 1948, and became an honorary member in 1964. He died in November 1969 in Bærum.[1]
egil, hjorth, jenssen, april, 1893, november, 1969, norwegian, actor, theatre, director, playwright, children, writer, translator, 1950born, 1893, april, 1893fredrikshald, united, kingdoms, sweden, norwaydied8, november, 1969, 1969, aged, bærum, norwaynational. Egil Hjorth Jenssen 18 April 1893 8 November 1969 was a Norwegian actor and theatre director playwright children s writer and translator Egil Hjorth JenssenEgil Hjorth Jenssen ca 1950Born 1893 04 18 18 April 1893Fredrikshald United Kingdoms of Sweden and NorwayDied8 November 1969 1969 11 08 aged 76 Baerum NorwayNationalityNorwegianOccupation s ActorTheatre directorChildren s writerPlaywrightTranslator Contents 1 Personal life 2 Career 3 References 4 External linksPersonal life editHjorth Jenssen was born in Fredrikshald as a son of editor Gunnar Olaves Jenssen 1843 1924 and Anna Marie Cecilie Hjorth 1867 1929 and married Rachel Raby 1900 1958 in 1921 1 Career editHe made his stage debut in 1914 at Stavanger Teater From 1916 to 1919 he worked at Trondhjems Teater then Chat Noir from 1919 to 1921 and Trondhjems Teater from 1921 to 1925 He later played at several Oslo theatres Centralteatret Det Nye Teater Soilen Teater and Carl Johan Theater including at Nationaltheatret from 1934 to 1937 He chaired the Norwegian Actors Equity Association from 1932 to 1939 and served as theatre director of Den Nationale Scene in Bergen from 1939 to 1946 From 1948 to 1950 he was the artistic director of Det Gamle Teater 1 2 Hjorth Jenssen was also a screen actor in movies such as Den glade enke i Trangvik 1927 Bussen 1961 Musikanter 1967 De ukjentes marked 1968 and Brent jord 1969 He also wrote children s books Fire fra middelskolen 1932 and Bilbandittene og de fire fra middelskolen 1933 and two plays He translated books to Norwegian such as The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huck Finn He penned the fifty year history of the Norwegian Actors Equity Association in 1948 and became an honorary member in 1964 He died in November 1969 in Baerum 1 References edit a b c Berg Thoralf Egil Hjorth Jenssen In Helle Knut ed Norsk biografisk leksikon in Norwegian Oslo Kunnskapsforlaget Retrieved 2 June 2010 Egil Hjorth Jenssen Store norske leksikon in Norwegian Oslo Kunnskapsforlaget Retrieved 2 June 2010 External links editEgil Hjorth Jenssen at IMDb Cultural offices Preceded byEinar Sissener Chairman of the Norwegian Actors Equity Association1932 1939 Succeeded byDavid Knudsen Preceded byHans Jacob Nilsen Director of the Den Nationale Scene1939 1946 Succeeded byStein Bugge Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Egil Hjorth Jenssen amp oldid 1173922349, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
