Hans Jacob Nilsen

Actor, Film director

1897 – 1957

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Who was Hans Jacob Nilsen?

Hans Jacob Nilsen was a Norwegian actor, theatre director and film director. He was a theatre director at Den Nationale Scene, at Folketeatret, and for two separate periods at Det Norske Teatret.

First trained as a mechanical engineer, Nilsen started his theatrical career as an actor. He worked as a stage actor in Bergen, Trondheim and Oslo. His film debut was in Syndere i sommersol from 1934, and he also played in To levende og en død from 1937. In 1935, Nilsen had directed the premier of the play of Vår ære og vår makt by Marxist writer Nordahl Grieg. The performance created considerable interest and controversy due to its socially critical content. It proved to be a financial success partly because of Nilsen's advanced directing and set design. During the Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany, Nilsson had to flee to Sweden. He directed the film Dei svarte hestane from 1951, based on a novel by Tarjei Vesaas.

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Born
Nov 8, 1897
Fredrikstad
Nationality
  • Norway
Profession
Died
Mar 6, 1957
Oslo

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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