Ingjald Haaland (22 March 1885 – 28 July 1952) was a Norwegian actor and

theatre director A theatre director or stage director is a professional in the theatre field who oversees and orchestrates the mounting of a theatre production such as a play, opera, dance, drama, musical theatre performance, etc. by unifying various endeavors a ...

Biography

Haaland was born at

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, Norway. He was the son of Sjur Haaland (1851–1912) and Brita Teigland (1855–1945). He was a student at

Den Nationale Scene Den Nationale Scene ( en, National Theater) is the largest theatre in Bergen, Norway. Den Nationale Scene is also one of the oldest permanent theatres in Norway. History Opened under the name '' Det Norske Theater'' in 1850, the theatre has root ...

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from 1906. He made his stage debut at Dore Lavik's touring theatre in 1908. He was a member of the ensemble 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 Drabl� ...

from its start in 1913, and served as theatre director from 1922 to 1933. He also performed at the Vestlandske Theater in

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for a few years. When

was established in Oslo in 1913, he became employed there. He was theatre director from 1922 and stayed at Det Norske Teatret until 1940. He also appeared in several movies including works by filmmaker

Olav Dalgard Olav Dalgard (June 19, 1898 – December 25, 1980) was a Norwegian literary and art historian, filmmaker, author and educator. Biography Dalgard was born Olaf Hanssen in Folldal, in Hedmark, Norway. From the age of three, he was raised at Oppdal ...

including ''Samhold må til'' from 1935. He was most noted for his leading role in the 1938 dramatic film ''

Eli Sjursdotter ''Eli Sjursdotter'' is a 1938 Norwegian drama film directed by Arne Bornebusch and Leif Sinding, starring Sonja Wigert, Ingjald Haaland and Sten Lindgren. The film is based on Johan Falkberget's 1913 novel of the same name. In 1719, during the G ...

'' which was based on the 1913 novel by

Johan Falkberget Johan Falkberget, born Johan Petter Lillebakken, (30 September 1879 – 5 April 1967) was a Norwegian author. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Life and career Johan Falkberget was born on the Lillebakken farm in the Rugl ...

. Haaland was married to actress Mally Carenius (1887–1934) and from 1937 to

Tove Bryn Tove Bryn (a.k.a. Tove Trollstugo, November 27, 1903 – June 24, 1983) was a Norwegian actress. Bryn had her film debut in 1920 in Gustav Adolf Olsen's '' Kaksen paa Øverland'', in which she played the role of a huldra. In the 1930s and 194 ...

(1903–1983).

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1885 births 1952 deaths People from Hordaland Norwegian male stage actors Norwegian male film actors Norwegian theatre directors {{Norway-actor-stub