Harry Ivarson (September 7, 1892 – 1967) was a

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

film director and screenwriter. Ivarson was born in Chicago, the son of the actor William Ivarson and actress Anna Ivarson. In addition to Harry, the couple had a son Wictor (born in 1893) and a daughter Borghild (born in 1895). In 1910 the family lived in Årstad. Ivarson studied film in the United States and Germany. He debuted as a director and screenwriter in Germany in 1923 with the film ''Wenn Männer richten'' under the pseudonym Harry Williams. He continued his career in Norway with the films '' Til sæters'' (1924), '' Fager er lien'' (1925), '' Simen Mustrøens besynderlige opplevelser'' (1926), '' Madame besøker Oslo'' (1927), and ''

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'' (1927), which was his last silent film. In the 1930s, Ivarson switched to

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s, and together with

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he directed ''

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'' in 1933. He directed his last film in 1943, the documentary ''

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''. Ivarson was the head of the

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office in Bergen during the Second World War.

Filmography

Director

* 1923: ''Wenn Männer richten'' * 1924: '' Til sæters'' * 1925: '' Fager er lien'' * 1926: '' Simen Mustrøens besynderlige opplevelser'' * 1927: '' Madame besøker Oslo'' * 1927: ''

'' * 1933: ''

'' * 1943: ''

Screenwriter

* 1923: ''Wenn Männer richten'' * 1924: '' Til sæters'' * 1925: '' Fager er lien'' * 1926: '' Simen Mustrøens besynderlige opplevelser'' * 1927: '' Madame besøker Oslo'' * 1927: ''

'' * 1933: ''

'' * 1943: ''

References

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