Arne Svendsen (11 December 1884 – 20 November 1958) was a Norwegian songwriter, actor and revue writer.

Career

Svendsen was born in

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in Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. In 1910, he left home and settled in

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, where he first worked as a hairdresser and barber. In 1911, he wrote his first revue for the ''Fredrikstad Arbeiderforening'', followed by five new revues annually until 1920. From 1921, Svendsen was associated with

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, a cabaret and revue theatre in Oslo. He wrote the revue, ''Midt i planeten'' together with

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in 1922. He also collaborated with songwriter Finn Bo (1927–36). From 1937 he worked with teams of various revue writers including

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and

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. They wrote music for revues which appeared at

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, Carl Johan Theater, and

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, and with more irregular intervals for Chat Noir. He was for many years chairman of the Norwegian Comedy Writers' Association. Svendsen wrote more than 2,500 songs during his career, in addition to more than one hundred revues. Among his notable songs were ''Svigermor og Evensen og kjerringa og jeg'' (1927), first performed by Einar Rose, ''En liten gylden ring'' (1936), sung by Jens Book Jensen, and ''E'hel ei, e'halv ei'' (1955), introduced by

Lalla Carlsen Lalla Carlsen (née Haralda Petrea Christensen) (17 August 1889 – 23 March 1967) was a Norwegian singer and actress. She is regarded as one of the most legendary female revue artists in Norway. Personal life Lalla Carlsen was born in Svelvik ...

in the

revue ''Kjør Storgata''.

Personal life

Svendsen was married at age 19 to Jenny Claudine Andersen (1876–1953). That marriage was dissolved in 1933 and he married Lilly Margrethe Andersen (1902–1996). He was the father of composer and kapellmeister (1903–1967), and singer and theatre director Herbert Herding (1904–1958). He died in

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on 20 November 1958.

Filmography

*'' Til sæters'' (1924) *'' Simen Mustrøens besynderlige opplevelser'' (1926) *'' Syv dage for Elisabeth'' (1927) *'' Op med hodet!'' (1934)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Svendsen, Arne 1884 births 1958 deaths People from Fosnes Norwegian songwriters Norwegian theatre people Norwegian male poets Norwegian male stage actors Norwegian male film actors Norwegian male silent film actors 20th-century Norwegian male actors People from Namsos