Hjalmar Selander (2 July 1859 – 10 August 1928) was a

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actor, stage director and theatre manager.

Biography

Selander was born in

Mölndal Municipality Mölndal Municipality (''Mölndals kommun'' or ''Mölndals stad'') is a municipality in Västra Götaland in western Sweden, just south of Gothenburg. Its seat is located in Mölndal, which lies within the Gothenburg urban area, and the whole mun ...

in Västra Götaland, Sweden. He made his debut at the Stora teatern in Göteborg during 1878. Selander was active in

Gothenburg Gothenburg (; abbreviated Gbg; sv, Göteborg ) is the second-largest city in Sweden, fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, and capital of the Västra Götaland County. It is situated by the Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has ...

during 1877–1879, in various travelling theatre companies from 1879 until 1888 and the

Swedish Theatre (Stockholm) The Swedish Theatre (Swedish: ''Svenska Teatern'' or ''"Svenskan"'') in Stockholm was, at the beginning of the 20th century, Sweden's largest dramatic theatre. It was located on Blasieholmen in central Stockholm. During its years in use, from ...

during 1888–89. In 1890, he started his own theater company. From 1909 until 1925, Selander was head of the Nya teatern at Järntorget, Gothenburg. He was married in 1887 to actress

Concordia Selander Concordia Cornelia Johanna Selander, née ''Hård'' (Arboga, 2 June 1861 – 31 March 1935), was a Swedish actress and theatre manager. Her father was a music instrument maker. She first trained at the school of the Royal Swedish Ballet (1874– ...

(1861–1935), with whom he for many years ran the notable

Selander Company The Selander Company was a famous and renowned theatre company in Sweden from 1889–1928 run by the theatre couple Hjalmar and Concordia Selander. They were famous for discovering and producing young stage talents, for quality productions on tour ...

. He died in Stockholm and was buried at

Norra begravningsplatsen Norra begravningsplatsen, literally "The Northern Cemetery" in Swedish, is a major cemetery of the Stockholm urban area, located in Solna Municipality. Inaugurated on 9 June 1827, it is the burial site for a number of Swedish notables. Nota ...

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1859 births 1928 deaths People from Mölndal Municipality Swedish male stage actors Swedish theatre directors Swedish male film actors Swedish male silent film actors 20th-century Swedish male actors {{theat-bio-stub Burials at Norra begravningsplatsen