August Mowinckel-Nilsen (also known as Gogo Mowinckel-Nilsen,[1] May 15, 1883 – November 6, 1957) was a Norwegian stage and film actor.[2][3]
August Mowinckel-Nilsen | |
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| Born | May 15, 1883 Bergen, Norway |
| Died | November 6, 1957 (aged 74) Oslo, Norway |
| Occupation | Actor |
Family
editAugust Mowinckel-Nilsen was born in Bergen, the son of the shipbroker Helen Caspar Nilsen (1856–1920) and Augusta Mowinckel (1863–1947).[2][3][4][5]
Career
editMowicnkel-Nilsen made his stage debut as a young priest in 1907 in Henrik Ibsen's The Pretenders at the National Theater in Bergen,[6] where he continued to perform.[7][8] He was also engaged with the New Theater in Oslo and the Trøndelag Theater.
Mowinckel-Nilsen made his film debut in 1927 in the silent film Madame besøker Oslo.[9][10] He later appeared in the sound films Op med hodet! (1933) and Sankt Hans fest (1947).
Filmography
edit- 1927: Madame besøker Oslo as Freddie Juul
- 1933: Op med hodet! as the theater director
- 1942: Jeg drepte! as the hotel director
- 1947: Sankt Hans fest as Løvdahl, a professor
External links
edit- August Mowinckel-Nilsen at Sceneweb
- August Mowinckel-Nilsen at Filmfront
- August Mowinckel-Nilsen at IMDb
References
edit- ^ "Dødsfall". Arbeiderbladet. No. 261. November 9, 1957. p. 19. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
- ^ a b Wiesener, Anthon Mohr (1909). Slegten Mohr fra Bevern. Bergen: A.S. John Griegs Bogtrykkeri. p. 32. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
- ^ a b Wiesener, Anthon Mohr (1914). Slegten Mowinckel. Bergen: A.S. John Griegs Bogtrykkeri. p. 39. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
- ^ "Norway Church Books, 1815-1930". FamilySearch. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
- ^ "Kommunal folketelling 1912 for Bergen kjøpstad". Digitalarkivet. Arkivverket. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
- ^ "Bergens nationale Scene". Bergens Aftenblad. No. 62. March 2, 1907. p. 2. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
- ^ Wiesener, Anthon Mohr (1914). Slegten Mowinckel. Bergen: A.S. John Griegs Boktrykkeri. p. 39.
- ^ Aarseth, Asbjørn (1969). Den Nationale scene 1901-31. Oslo: Gyldendal. pp. 168, 172, 316.
- ^ "Film 'Madame besøker Oslo'". Bergens Arbeiderblad. No. 179. October 21, 1927. p. 6. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
- ^ "Films som kommer". Stavangeren. No. 290. December 17, 1920. p. 4. Retrieved May 20, 2023.