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Alfred Jentoft Maurstad (26 July 1896 – 5 September 1967) was a Norwegian actor, movie director and theatre manager.
Alfred Jentoft Maurstad (26 July 1896 – 5 September 1967) was a Norwegian actor, movie director and theatre manager.
Biography
Alfred Jentoft Maurstad was born at Bryggja in Davik (nowVågsøy
Vågsøy is a former municipality in the old Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It was located in the traditional district of Nordfjord. The municipality's administrative center was the town Måløy. Other population centers in Vågsøy included ...
) in Sogn og Fjordane
Sogn og Fjordane (; English: "Sogn and Fjordane") was, up to 1 January 2020, a county in western Norway, when it was merged to become part of Vestland county. Bordering previous counties Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, Buskerud, and Hordaland, the cou ...
, Norway. He was the son of Brynnel Maurstad (1859–1943) and Lovise Marie Brølos (1867–1943). Maurstad attended a military academy in Bergen
Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula of ...
(''Bergenske Brigades Underoffiserskole'').
During his teenage years he performed in several concerts in the district of Nordfjord
Nordfjord ( en, Northern fjord—in contrast to Sunnfjord) is a traditional district of Norway.
Geography
The region is located in the northern part of Vestland county in Western Norway. It centers on the Nordfjorden and it comprises the muni ...
, playing on his Hardanger fiddle
A Hardanger fiddle ( no, hardingfele) is a traditional stringed instrument considered to be the national instrument of Norway. In modern designs, this type of fiddle is very similar to the violin, though with eight or nine strings (rather than fo ...
. He moved to Kristiania and debuted in 1921 at Det Norske Teatret
Det Norske Teatret ( en, Norwegian Theater)Moe, Jens. 2011. ''My America: The Culture of Giving''. Bloomington, IN: iUniverse, p. 133. is a theatre in Oslo. The theatre was founded in 1912, after an initiative from Hulda Garborg and Edvard Drablà ...
. He began working at the Nationaltheatret
The National Theatre in Oslo ( no, Nationaltheatret) is one of Norway's largest and most prominent venues for performance of dramatic arts.
History
The theatre had its first performance on 1 September 1899 but can trace its origins to Christiani ...
in 1930. He was the theatre manager at Trøndelag Theater
Trøndelag (; sma, Trööndelage) is a county in the central part of Norway. It was created in 1687, then named Trondhjem County ( no, Trondhjems Amt); in 1804 the county was split into Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag by the King of Denmark ...
from 1945 to 1950. Maurstad played main parts in several films including '' Fant ''(1937), ''Gjest Baardsen
Gjest Baardsen (1791 – 13 May 1849) was a Norwegian outlaw, jail-breaker, non-fiction writer, songwriter and memoirist. He was among the most notorious criminals in Norway in the 19th century.
Personal life
Baardsen was born in Sogndalsfjør ...
'' (1939), ''Tørres Snørtevold
''Tørres Snørtevold'' is a 1940 in film, 1940 Norway, Norwegian comedy film directed by Tancred Ibsen. It starred Alfred Maurstad, Folkman Schaanning and Anton Jessen and was based on the novel ''Jacob (novel), Jacob'' by Alexander Kielland.
P ...
'' (1940) and ''Trysil-Knut
''Trysil-Knut'' is a Norwegian film from 1942. Rasmus Breistein directed this skiing melodrama during the German occupation of Norway. It tells the story of the legendary skier Knut from Trysil, an ardent patriot at the beginning of the 1800s wh ...
'' (1942).
He was a member of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights
The Norwegian Association for Women's Rights ( no, italic=no, Norsk Kvinnesaksforening; NKF) is Norway's oldest and preeminent women's and girls' rights organization and works "to promote gender equality and all women's and girls' human rights thr ...
.
Personal life
He was married twice; first in 1925 to Tordis Elfrida Witzøe (they divorced in 1943) and second in 1956 to Gro Scott-Ruud. His daughterMari Maurstad
Mari Maurstad (born 17 March 1957) is a Norwegian actress. She debuted at Nationaltheatret (the National Theatre) in 1981, and has worked there since. Here she has had roles such as Polly in Brecht's ''The Threepenny Opera'', and Mrs. Sørby in ...
(born 1957) and son Toralv Maurstad
Toralv Maurstad (24 November 1926 – 4 November 2022) was a Norwegian stage, film, and television actor. He was the son of actor Alfred Maurstad and actress Tordis Maurstad (née Witzøe), and half-brother of actress Mari Maurstad. His screen ...
(born 1926) are both actors. He was also the father-in-law of actress Beate Eriksen
Beate Marie Eriksen (born 19 October 1960) is a Norwegian actress and director. Eriksen has acted at several Norwegian theatres and is known for her role in the soap opera ''Hotel Cæsar''.
She is the granddaughter of Olympic gymnast Marius Eri ...
, his son's third wife.
Filmography
;Actor *1926 – ''Brudeferden i Hardanger
''Brudeferden i Hardanger'' ( no, The bridal procession in Hardanger}) is a 1926 Norwegian silent drama film directed by Rasmus Breistein, starring Aase Bye. The script was written by Breistein, based on the novel ''Marit Skjølte'', by Kristo ...
''
*1932 – ''Fantegutten
''Fantegutten'' (The Gypsy) is a Norwegian film from 1932 directed by Leif Sinding. Sinding also wrote the screenplay, which was based on Harald Meltzer's novel of the same name, published posthumously in 1873. Egil Sætren designed the sets ...
''
*1934 – '' Liv''
*1935 Р'' Samhold m̴ til''
*1937 – '' Fant''
*1938 – ''Vingar kring fyren
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''
*1939 – ''Gjest Baardsen
Gjest Baardsen (1791 – 13 May 1849) was a Norwegian outlaw, jail-breaker, non-fiction writer, songwriter and memoirist. He was among the most notorious criminals in Norway in the 19th century.
Personal life
Baardsen was born in Sogndalsfjør ...
''
*1940 – ''Bastard
Bastard may refer to:
Parentage
* Illegitimate child, a child born to unmarried parents
** Bastard (law of England and Wales), illegitimacy in English law
People People with the name
* Bastard (surname), including a list of people with that na ...
''
*1940 – ''Tørres Snørtevold
''Tørres Snørtevold'' is a 1940 in film, 1940 Norway, Norwegian comedy film directed by Tancred Ibsen. It starred Alfred Maurstad, Folkman Schaanning and Anton Jessen and was based on the novel ''Jacob (novel), Jacob'' by Alexander Kielland.
P ...
''
*1941 – '' Hansen og Hansen''
*1942 – ''Trysil-Knut
''Trysil-Knut'' is a Norwegian film from 1942. Rasmus Breistein directed this skiing melodrama during the German occupation of Norway. It tells the story of the legendary skier Knut from Trysil, an ardent patriot at the beginning of the 1800s wh ...
''
*1948 – '' Jørund Smed''
*1951 – '' Ørnedalen'' (''Valley of the Eagles'')
*1951 – '' Ukjent mann''
*1958 – '' Laila''
*1958 – ''Ut av mørket
( en, Out of the Dark) is a 1958 Norwegian film directed by Arild Brinchmann. It was entered into the 8th Berlin International Film Festival.
Cast
* Urda Arneberg as Kari Holm
* Pål Skjønberg as Per Holm, an architect
* Ola Isene as Enger, ...
''
*1960 – ''Det store varpet
''Det store varpet'' ( en, The Big Hoard}) is a 1961 Norwegian drama film directed by Nils R. Müller, starring Finn Bernhoft, Per Christensen and Jack Fjeldstad. The film is about two brothers who are working as fishermen with their father. It w ...
''
;Director
*1941 – '' Hansen og Hansen''
*1942 – ''En herre med bart
''En herre med bart'' ( en, A Gentleman with a Moustache}) is a 1942 Norwegian comedy film directed by Alfred Maurstad, based on a play by Finn Bø, and starring Per Aabel and Wenche Foss. Attorney Ole Grong (Aabel) and his wife Cecilie (Foss) are ...
''
;Screenwriter
*1935 Р'' Samhold m̴ til''
*1941 – '' Hansen og Hansen''
;Musician
*1939 – ''Gjest Baardsen
Gjest Baardsen (1791 – 13 May 1849) was a Norwegian outlaw, jail-breaker, non-fiction writer, songwriter and memoirist. He was among the most notorious criminals in Norway in the 19th century.
Personal life
Baardsen was born in Sogndalsfjør ...
''
References
External links
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Maurstad 1896 births 1967 deaths People from Vågsøy Norwegian male stage actors Norwegian male film actors Norwegian film directors Norwegian screenwriters Norwegian Association for Women's Rights people 20th-century screenwriters