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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] |
Lila Lykke-Seest
Anna Fredrikke "Lila" Lykke-Seest (née Andersen, September 26, 1883 – March 19, 1954) was a Norwegian actress and writer. Family Lila Lykke-Seest was the daughter of the warehouse worker Jens Martin Andersen (1841–1917) and Andrine Fredrikke Johnsen (1842–1913). In 1903 she married the writer, film producer, and film director Peter Lykke-Seest (1868–1948). They were the parents of the actor Esben Lykke-Seest (1905–1988). Career Lykke-Seest published two children's books in 1906, ''Lulli'' and ''Vetle-Kari'', under the pseudonym ''Lila''. Her debut work ''Lulli'' is a story from Kristiania, a so-called ''Backfischroman'' (teenage girl novel) about teenage life and flirting. The story in ''Vetle-Kari'', which was published later the same year, takes place in the countryside. She later appeared in two of her husband's silent films. She played the lead role in the 1918 film ''Lodsens datter'', and the following year she played a minor role in ''Æresgjesten'' as Edvard' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Lykke-Seest
Peter Lykke-Seest (26 September 1868 – 4 February 1948) was a Norwegian poet, novelist, playwright, non-fiction writer, script writer and film director. He was born in Christiania as a son of wholesaler Jens Peter Seest and Caroline Christiane Frederikke Thy. He was married to the actress and writer Lila Lykke-Seest. He made his literary debut in 1896 with the poetry collection ''Hvide nætter'', and published the novel ''Under Paddehatten'' in 1898. His most popular film was '' Historien om en gut'' from 1919. He published a book on the trial against Vidkun Quisling in 1945. Partial filmography * 1911 '' Under forvandlingens lov'' (writer, under the pseudonym ''Søløvenskjold Pedersen'') * 1913 '' Blodets röst'' (writer) * 1913 '' Livets konflikter'' (writer) * 1914 '' Halvblod'' (writer) * 1917 '' En vinternat'' (writer) * 1917 '' De forældreløse'' (writer) * 1918 ''Lodsens datter ''Lodsens datter'' (The Pilot's Daughter) is a Norwegian film from 1918 directed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegians
Norwegians ( no, nordmenn) are a North Germanic ethnic group and nation native to Norway, where they form the vast majority of the population. They share a common culture and speak the Norwegian language. Norwegians are descended from the Norse of the Early Middle Ages who formed a unified Kingdom of Norway in the 9th century. During the Viking Age, Norwegians and other Norse peoples conquered, settled and ruled parts of the British Isles, the Faroe Islands, Iceland and Greenland. Norwegians are closely related to other North Germanic peoples and descendants of the Norsemen such as Danes, Swedes, Icelanders and the Faroe Islanders, as well as groups such as the Scots whose nation they significantly settled and left a lasting impact in. The Norwegian language is part of the larger Scandinavian dialect continuum of generally mutually intelligible languages in Scandinavia. Norwegian people and their descendants are found in migrant communities worldwide, notably in the Unit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norsk Biografisk Leksikon
is the largest Norwegian biographical encyclopedia. The first edition (NBL1) was issued between 1921 and 1983, including 19 volumes and 5,100 articles. It was published by Aschehoug with economic support from the state. bought the rights to NBL1 from Aschehoug in 1995, and after a pre-project in 1996–97 the work for a new edition began in 1998. The project had economic support from the Fritt Ord Foundation and the Ministry of Culture, and the second edition (NBL2) was launched in the years 1999–2005, including 10 volumes and around 5,700 articles. In 2006 the work for an electronic edition of NBL2 began, with support from the same institutions. In 2009 an Internet The Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. It is a '' network of networks'' that consists of private, pub ... edition, with free access, was released by together with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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-fiction writer, script writer and film director. He was born in Christiania as a son of wholesaler Jens Peter Seest and Caroline Christ ..., starring Esben Lykke-Seest and Lullu Hansteen. The siblings Beate and Jens Coldevin are heirs to a great fortune, and their warden Robertson is trying to get his hands on the money. The film is today considered lost. References External links * * 1917 films 1917 drama films Norwegian silent films Lost Norwegian films Norwegian black-and-white films Norwegian drama films 1917 lost films Lost drama films Silent drama films {{Norway-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Æresgjesten
''Æresgjesten'' (The Guest of Honor) is a Norwegian film from 1919 directed by Peter Lykke-Seest. It is considered lost. It was previously assumed that the film had not been shown publicly, but evidence has been found that it was shown in Hamar in 1919. Plot The consul general wants Klara James to marry a count, but he turns out to be a spy. Cast * 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 ... as Edvard * Arthur Barking as Frank * Helen Storm as Klara James, a widow * Thorvald Meyer as Robert, Klara James's son * Oscar Amundsen as the count * Hans Ingi Hedemark * Lila Lykke-Seest References External links *''Æresgjesten''at the National Library of Norway''Æresgjesten''at Filmfront 1919 films Norwegian silent films Norwegian black-and-whit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Story Of A Boy
''The Story of a Boy'' ( no, Historien om en gut}) is a 1919 Norwegian drama film written and directed by Peter Lykke-Seest, starring his son Esben Lykke-Seest. The film is extant. The film was screened as part of a retrospective of 100-year-old films at the Il Cinema Ritrovato film festival in 2019. Cast * Esben Lykke-Seest as Esben * Lila Lykke-Seest as Esben's mother * Hans Ingi Hedemark Hans Ingi Hedemark (September 21, 1875 – June 21, 1940) was a Norwegian opera singer (a tenor) and an actor. Career Hans Ingi Hedemark made his debut at the Christiania Theater in 1896 in Otto Sinding's play ''Iraka''. Hedemark was engaged ... as the boatman * Emil Schibbye as the skipper of the ''Bella Rosa'' References External links * ''Historien om en gut''at ''Norsk filmografi'' 1919 films 1910s adventure drama films Norwegian silent films Norwegian black-and-white films Norwegian adventure drama films 1919 drama films Silent drama films {{Norway-fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinema Of The United States
The cinema of the United States, consisting mainly of major film studios (also known as Hollywood) along with some independent film, has had a large effect on the global film industry since the early 20th century. The dominant style of American cinema is classical Hollywood cinema, which developed from 1913 to 1969 and is still typical of most films made there to this day. While Frenchmen Auguste and Louis Lumière are generally credited with the birth of modern cinema, American cinema soon came to be a dominant force in the emerging industry. , it produced the third-largest number of films of any national cinema, after India and China, with more than 600 English-language films released on average every year. While the national cinemas of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand also produce films in the same language, they are not part of the Hollywood system. That said, Hollywood has also been considered a transnational cinema, and has produced multiple lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1905 Births
Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number), the natural number following 18 and preceding 20 * one of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (film), a 1987 science fiction film Music * 19 (band), a Japanese pop music duo Albums * ''19'' (Adele album), 2008 * ''19'', a 2003 album by Alsou * ''19'', a 2006 album by Evan Yo * ''19'', a 2018 album by MHD * ''19'', one half of the double album ''63/19'' by Kool A.D. * ''Number Nineteen'', a 1971 album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron * ''XIX'' (EP), a 2019 EP by 1the9 Songs * "19" (song), a 1985 song by British musician Paul Hardcastle. * "Nineteen", a song by Bad4Good from the 1992 album '' Refugee'' * "Nineteen", a song by Karma to Burn from the 2001 album ''Almost Heathen''. * "Nineteen" (song), a 2007 song by American singer Billy Ray Cyrus. * "Nineteen", a song by Tegan and Sara from the 2007 album '' The Con''. * "XIX" (song), a 2014 song by Slipk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 Deaths
File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Bicentennial on January 26; The 1988 Summer Olympics are held in Seoul, South Korea; Soviet troops begin their withdrawal from Afghanistan, which is completed the next year; The 1988 Armenian earthquake kills between 25,000-50,000 people; The 8888 Uprising in Myanmar, led by students, protests the Burma Socialist Programme Party; A bomb explodes on Pan Am Flight 103, causing the plane to crash down on the town of Lockerbie, Scotland- the event kills 270 people., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Piper Alpha rect 200 0 400 200 Iran Air Flight 655 rect 400 0 600 200 Australian Bicentenary rect 0 200 300 400 Pan Am Flight 103 rect 300 200 600 400 1988 Summer Olympics rect 0 400 200 600 8888 Uprising rect 200 400 400 600 1988 Armenian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
