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Aase Bye
Aase Synnøve Bye (4 June 1904 – 10 July 1991) was a Norwegian actress, known from stage, film and television. in her honor, the Aase Byes pris is awarded in support of deserving artists. Personal life She was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway as a daughter of the merchant Anders Bye (1874–1918) and Astrid Hansen (1879–1920). She was married three times. The first marriage, to the physician Carl Christian Christensen (1882–1949), only lasted from August 1927 to 1929. In 1929 she married the shipbroker Jan Kurt Dedichen (1897–1935). Dedichen was a son of the chemist Georg Dedichen and grandson of Edvard Brandes, but died in September 1935. In 1948 she married the economist, author, and editor-in-chief Trygve Jacob Broch Hoff (1895–1982). Career Bye made her stage debut at the Nationaltheatret in Oslo during 1923, and was hailed as a talent by Bjørn Bjørnson. Except for short interruptions because of illness or other engagements, she remained faithful to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trygve Jacob Broch Hoff
:''See Trygve Henrik Hoff for the singer, composer and artist.'' Trygve J. B. Hoff (12 November 1895 – 4 January 1982) born in Kristiana, Norway was a Norwegian businessman, writer and editor of ''Farmand'', the Norwegian business magazine. Background Hoff was born in Oslo as a son of lawyer Alf Eid Rosenberg Hoff and Margrethe Jacobsen. Throughout his life Hoff remained attached to the Hoff family estate at Tjøme. In 1916, Hoff graduated from the Royal Frederick University with a degree in economics. After his graduation, he travelled to France; then later to the United States, where he studied banking and finance and worked on Wall Street. He was first married to Astrid Henriette Gundersen in August 1920 until her death in 1947. They had three children: Per Reinhardt Hoff (born 1922), Margrethe Hoff (born 1924), and Ole-Jacob Hoff (born 1928). Later on, he married Aase Synnøve Bye on 18 September 1948. Career Though he started writing in ''Dagbladet'' as an economics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georg Dedichen
Georg Maria Dedichen (8 July 1870 – 3 December 1942) was a Norwegian chemist. Biography He was born in Modum as a son of physician Hans Gabriel Sundt Dedichen (1836–99) and his wife Caroline Henriette Fredrikke Thaulow (1836–1917). He was a brother of psychiatrist Henrik Dedichen and a maternal grandson of Heinrich Arnold Thaulow. He attended Trondheim Technical School (now Norwegian University of Science and Technology). He continued his studies in Kristiania, Wiesbaden and Kiel. He took the doctorate at the University of Kiel in 1894 on the thesis ''Synthesen von Benzolhydragenen mittelst Hydrazinhydrat'', his doctoral advisor being Theodor Curtius. In 1904 he was awarded the Crown Prince's gold medal (''Kronprinsens gullmedalj'') for the paper ''Bestemmelse av basiske ringsystemers affinitetsstørrelse''. He worked at the University of Kristiania (now University of Oslo) until 1911, at the Norwegian Industrial Property Office from 1911 to 1917 and in the chocolat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oslo
Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of in 2019, and the metropolitan area had an estimated population of in 2021. During the Viking Age the area was part of Viken. Oslo was founded as a city at the end of the Viking Age in 1040 under the name Ánslo, and established as a ''kaupstad'' or trading place in 1048 by Harald Hardrada. The city was elevated to a bishopric in 1070 and a capital under Haakon V of Norway around 1300. Personal unions with Denmark from 1397 to 1523 and again from 1536 to 1814 reduced its influence. After being destroyed by a fire in 1624, during the reign of King Christian IV, a new city was built closer to Akershus Fortress and named Christiania in honour of the king. It became a municipality ('' formannskapsdistrikt'') on 1 January 1838. The city fu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henny Moan
Henny Moan (born 22 February 1936) is a Norwegian actress from Finnmark. She has had a long career in theatre, but is best known for her roles in certain classics of Norwegian cinema, such as the Oscar-nominated '' Nine Lives'' (1957) and '' Lake of the Dead'' (1958). Moan was married to the author André Bjerke for a period. Biography At the age of 17 she left her home in Finnmarkwhere she worked at a gas stationwithout telling anyone where she was going. She moved to Oslo where she applied to '' Teaterhøyskolen'' (the Theater Academy). Here she was accepted in the first intake in the history of the school, in 1953. Moan has always been characterised by her short-cropped hair, a style she came up with in 1954, at a time when this was still quite uncommon for girls. She claims she originally did it because it was convenient, and because she had worn her hair like that as a child, to avoid lice and to make the hair grow out thicker. From 1959 to 1972 Moan was married to celebrat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bjarte Hjelmeland
Bjarte Hjelmeland (born 24 February 1970) is a Norwegian actor and theatre director. He was born in Bergen. He made his stage debut in 1991 at Oslo Nye Teater, and also had notable roles at the National Theatre, Rogaland Teater, Torshovteatret, Den Nationale Scene and Chateau Neuf. In 2008 he was hired as director of Den Nationale Scene. Films include his screen debut ''Byttinger'' (1991), ''Livredd'' (1997) and ''Desperate bekjennelser'' (1998). Television series include ''Vestavind'' (1994–1995), the talk show ''Mandagsklubben'' (1996–1997) and ''Hvaler''. He was a judge on Series 6 of ''Norske_Talenter ''Norske Talenter'' (English: ''Norway’s Got Talent'', ''Norwegian Talents'') is a Norway, Norwegian talent show with a similar format to ''Britain's Got Talent,'' making it one of the ''Got Talent'' franchise programmes. The 16-year-old sin ...''. He has also released music albums. Hjelmeland is openly gay. References External links * 1970 births L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Marit Jacobsen
Anne Marit Jacobsen (born 7 November 1946) is a Norwegian stage and film actress. She was born in Oslo as the daughter of sculptor Thorbjørn Sigurd Jacobsen and opera singer Randi Heide Steen. She has been assigned to the National Theatre in Oslo from 1970, and has also participated in revue, television and film. Among her films roles are the title character in the 1972 film '' Marikkens bryllup'', Rakel Iversen in the 1980 film ''Den som henger i en tråd'', and "Aunt Petra" in the 1998 film ''Ole Aleksander Filibom-bom-bom''. She was a central actress in the award-winning television show ''Hilde? På TV?!'' at the 1986 Montreux film festival. She played the leading character "Anna Nedrebø" in the television series ''Vestavind'' in 1994/1995, and she was awarded the Gullruten award for best actress in 2006, for her role in the television series ''Sejer''. Other awards include the Per Aabel Honorary Award (1997), Komiprisen ''Komiprisen'' (literally comedy/comic awards) was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Haugen
Kim Haugen (born 24 September 1958) is a Norwegian actor. He is a son of actors Per Theodor Haugen and Sissel Sellæg and is married to Nadia Hasnaoui. He made his stage debut at Den Nationale Scene in 1982. From 1985 he worked as an actor at Nationaltheatret (The Norwegian National Theatre). In 1992 he played the title role in ''Hamlet'' at Oslo Nye Teater. He has also appeared for Fjernsynsteatret and participated in several television series, such as ''Vestavind'' from 1994 to 1995, ''Far og sønn'' from 2002 to 2004, and ''Ved kongens bord'' from 2005. In 2007, Haugen had a guest appearance in the successful Danish crime series '' The Killing''. He participated in the films ''Buddy Buddy may refer to: People *Buddy (nickname) *Buddy (rapper), real name Simmie Sims III (1993–Present) *Buddy Rogers (wrestler), ring name of American professional wrestler Herman Gustav Rohde, Jr. (1921–1992) *Buddy Boeheim (born 1999), Amer ...'' and '' Into the White''. References 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rut Tellefsen
Rut Tellefsen (born 23 August 1930) is a Norwegian actress. Personal life Tellefsen was born in Malvik on 23 August 1930, a daughter of Johan Fredriksen and Anna Bergljot Smaage. She was married to actor Tom Tellefsen from 1955 to 1962, and to Kjell Bækkelund from 1966 to 1972. Career Tellefsen made her stage debut at Det Norske Teatret in 1956. She worked for Fjernsynsteatret in its early days, during the 1960s, and she was assigned to Oslo Nye Teater 1969 to 1973. She was co-founder and later artistical director of Telemark Teater, and was assigned to Nationaltheatret from 1981 to 2001. Awards Tellefsen was awarded the Norwegian Theatre Critics Award for 1985/1986, but did not want to accept the prize. She received the Amanda Award in 1996 for her role in the film ''Kristin Lavransdatter''. She was decorated Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav The Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav ( no, Den Kongelige Norske Sankt Olavs Orden; or ''Sanct Olafs Orden'', the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lise Fjeldstad
Lise Barbra Skappel Fjeldstad (born 17 June 1939) is a Norwegian actress, and daughter of the conductor and violinist Øivin Fjeldstad. A graduate of the Norwegian National Academy of Theatre in 1963, she started working at Det Norske Teatret (the Norwegian Theater) immediately afterward. In 1975 she was hired by the National Theatre, where she has acted in roles such as "Blanche Dubois" in Tennessee Williams's ''A Streetcar Named Desire'', and "Agnes" in Henrik Ibsens ''Brand''. She won the Amanda – the main Norwegian film award – for best actress for her role in '' Dødsdansen'' in 1991. She has two children with her partner, actor Per Sunderland. She is married to Gordon Braddy. In 1982 at the 18th Guldbagge Awards she shared the award Best Actress with Sunniva Lindekleiv and Rønnaug Alten for their roles in ''Little Ida''. In 1993 she was made a Knight, First Class, of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav. She was awarded the Ibsen Centennial Commemoration Awa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kjersti Holmen
Kjersti Holmen (8 February 1956 – 26 September 2021) was a Norwegian actress. She was born on Nøtterøy, and later moved to Alnabru, where she grew up with her parents and two sisters. She graduated from the Norwegian National Academy of Theatre in 1980, and was employed at the National Theatre since 1981 – permanently since 1992. There she had roles such as "Eliza Doolittle" in George Bernard Shaw's ''Pygmalion'', the title role in Henrik Ibsen's ''Hedda Gabler'' and "Blanche" in Tennessee Williams' ''A Streetcar Named Desire''. Holmen was also a well-known television and film actress, and had her break-through on the big screen in the 1985 film ''Orions belte''. She won the Amanda – the main Norwegian film award – twice: in 1993 for her role in ''Telegrafisten'', and in 2000 for the two films '' S.O.S.'' and ''Sophie's World''. In television she was known from the Norwegian/Swedish collaboration "'' Röd snö''" – aired the same year as ''Orions bel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knut Skram
Knut Skram (born 18 December 1937) is a Norwegian baritone. Considered one of the most important Norwegian opera singers of his generation, his career has spanned more than four decades. Life and career Born in the village of Sæbø in western Norway, Skram was one of the six children of Kari Totland and Asbjørn Skram, a pastor. When he was 19, he went to the United States to work on his uncle's ranch in Montana for a year. He then trained as an architect at Montana State University and concurrently studied singing there with the lyric baritone George Buckbee. In the summer before his final year at university he sang with Chautauqua Opera Company and a few months later won the Spokane district Metropolitan Opera Auditions for the second time. After a brief stint working as an architect in New York City, he returned to Norway to pursue his singing career. In 1964, following further singing study with Paul Lohmann in Wiesbaden and Luigi Ricci in Rome, he made his official stage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solveig Kringlebotn
Solveig Kringlebotn () (4 June 1963), better known outside Norway as Solveig Kringelborn, is an internationally known Norwegian operatic soprano.Listen to Norway v1-3 Norsk musikkinformasjon – 1993 "Two of these are CD recordings featuring two of Norway’s most popular singers: Solveig Kringlebotn and Elisabeth ... Solveig Kringlebotn sings Grieg’s most adored work in this genre, The Mountain Maid, and for the first time we are given an ..." Life and career Kringlebotn was born in Drøbak, Frogn, Norway, in 1963. One of Norway’s most well-known classical music singers and a particular champion of the music of Edvard Grieg, she trained at the Norwegian Academy of Music and the University College of Opera in Stockholm. She made her operatic debut in 1987 at the Royal Swedish Opera. She has toured with the Berlin Philharmonic and other leading orchestras, and sung at many festivals including the Hollywood Bowl, Edinburgh, Salzburg and Glyndebourne. She has performed se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
