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Esben Lykke-Seest
Esben Lykke-Seest (July 10, 1905 – February 8, 1988) was a Norwegian child actor. Lykke-Seest was the son of the writer, film producer, and film director Peter Lykke-Seest and the actress and children's author Lila Lykke-Seest. He appeared in three films in the 1910s directed by his father. He debuted in 1917 in ''De forældreløse'', in which he played Lille-Jens (Little Johnny). In 1919 he appeared as Edvard in '' Æresgjesten'', and he played the lead role of Esben in '' Historien om en gut''. The three films are sometimes referred to as the "Esben films." ''Historien om en gut'' was a success in both Norway and internationally, and it led to an offer for him to play in Hollywood—which, however, he declined. Filmography *1917: ''De forældreløse ''De forældreløse'' ( en, The Orphans}) was a 1917 Norwegian drama film written and directed by Peter Lykke-Seest Peter Lykke-Seest (26 September 1868 – 4 February 1948) was a Norwegian poet, novelist, playwright, non ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aker, Norway
Aker was a former independent municipality in Akershus, Norway, that constitutes the vast majority of the territory of the modern city of Oslo. The name originally belonged to a farm which was located near the current Old Aker Church. The church in turn became the source of the name of the parish and later municipality as well as Akershus Fortress, the main fief and main county of Akershus which included most of Eastern Norway until 1919, the smaller county of Akershus, and numerous institutions within this area. Aker municipality was in terms of population by far the largest municipality of Akershus county and surrounded the capital city of Christiania (renamed Oslo in 1925) until 1948; Aker was 27 times larger than the capital it surrounded. In the late 19th century Aker ceded some of its territory to Christiania, and in 1948 Aker merged completely with Oslo municipality to create the modern, vastly enlarged Oslo municipality. The merger was unpopular in Aker, which at the time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |