Julian Tidemann Strøm (February 24, 1901 – October 7, 1992) was a Norwegian actor and theater director. He is known as a pioneer of Norwegian

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Family

Julian Strøm was the son of the artisan Julius Strøm and his wife Marie Kristine. He married the teacher Selma Hanna Johnsgård (1901–1989) in 1927. He was the father of the puppeteers Birgit Strøm and

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, and the grandfather of the actress and director

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Career

Strøm grew up in Kristiania (now Oslo) and studied acting. He performed as a student at the National Theatre in Oslo, and he made his debut at the private

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in 1920. In the early 1920s, Strøm was engaged at the Stavanger Theater, where he staged ''Veslefrikk med fela'' (Little Freddy and His Fiddle) with children in all the roles. He later moved back to his hometown, where he joined the artists' colony in

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. In the 1930s and 1940s, Strøm held reading and cultural evenings. He also ran his own one-man theater with support from the church and the Ministry of Education, and later also in a touring partnership with the National Traveling Theater.

Puppet theater

Strøm was head of the People's Theater () puppet theater from 1953 to 1959, which became a platform for him to develop his ideas. Puppet theater was not widespread in Norway at that time, and Strøm's goal was for it to become a recognized art form. The first production at the People's Theater puppet theater was ''Gjete kongens harer'' (The Shepherd for the King's Hares), which was based on the folk tale of the same name. When the People's Theater merged with the New Theater () in 1959 to form the Oslo New Theater, Strøm moved there. Strøm's daughter Birgit Strøm took over the management of the Oslo New Theater Puppet Theater. Strøm participated in a number of puppet theater performances and adventure series for NRK's children's and youth department through ''Julian Strøms Dukketeater'' (Julian Strøm's Puppet Theater) at the broadcaster.

Film

Strøm was also a film actor, and he debuted as the title character in

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'' in 1921. After that it was 50 years until his next film appearance, when he played Johannes Bakken in Per Blom's film '' Anton'' in 1973. This role won Strøm the Golden Shrimp () award in Drøbak that same year. Strøm also appeared in other films in the 1970s.

Awards

Strøm received the King's Medal of Merit in gold in 1978.

Filmography

* 1921: ''

'' * 1973: '' Anton'' * 1975: '' Hustruer'' * 1976: ''

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Television films

* 1965: ''Den forvandlede brudgom'' ( NRK theater department, voice role) * 1975: '' Prototypen – en av mange'' (NRK theater department) as Anders Kristiansen * 1979: '' Mareritt ved midtsommer'' as Markus the fisherman

References

External links

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at the Swedish Film Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Strom, Julian 1901 births 1992 deaths Norwegian male stage actors Norwegian male film actors Norwegian male silent film actors 20th-century Norwegian male actors Recipients of the King's Medal of Merit in gold Norwegian theatre directors Norwegian puppeteers Male actors from Oslo