Harry Ivarson (September 7, 1892 – 1967) was a Norwegian film director and screenwriter.
Harry Ivarson | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 7, 1892 |
| Died | 1967 |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1923–1943 |
Ivarson was born in Chicago,[1] the son of the actor William Ivarson and actress Anna Ivarson.[2] In addition to Harry, the couple had a son Wictor (born in 1893) and a daughter Borghild (born in 1895).[2] In 1910 the family lived in Årstad.[2]
Ivarson studied film in the United States and Germany.[3] He debuted as a director and screenwriter in Germany in 1923 with the film Wenn Männer richten under the pseudonym Harry Williams.[4] He continued his career in Norway with the films Til sæters (1924), Fager er lien (1925),[5] Simen Mustrøens besynderlige opplevelser (1926), Madame besøker Oslo (1927),[6] and Den glade enke i Trangvik (1927), which was his last silent film. In the 1930s, Ivarson switched to sound films, and together with Per Aabel he directed Jeppe på bjerget in 1933.[7] He directed his last film in 1943, the documentary Bergen.[8] Ivarson was the head of the NRK office in Bergen during the Second World War.
Filmography
editDirector
edit- 1923: Wenn Männer richten
- 1924: Til sæters
- 1925: Fager er lien
- 1926: Simen Mustrøens besynderlige opplevelser
- 1927: Madame besøker Oslo
- 1927: Den glade enke i Trangvik
- 1933: Jeppe på bjerget
- 1943: Bergen
Screenwriter
edit- 1923: Wenn Männer richten
- 1924: Til sæters
- 1925: Fager er lien
- 1926: Simen Mustrøens besynderlige opplevelser
- 1927: Madame besøker Oslo
- 1927: Den glade enke i Trangvik
- 1933: Jeppe på bjerget
- 1943: Bergen
References
edit- ^ "Harry Ivarson". Svensk Filmdatabas. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Folketelling 1910 for 1280 Årstad herred". Digitalarkivet. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
- ^ "Til sæters". Norsk filminstitutt. Archived from the original on August 8, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
- ^ "Harry Ivarson (1892–1967)". IMDb. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
- ^ Krefting, Ruth (1963). Skuespillerinnen Aase Bye. Oslo: Gyldendal. p. 201.
- ^ "Norsk film". Store norske leksikon. 2018. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
- ^ Arntzen, Jon Gunnar, ed. (2005). Norsk biografisk leksikon. Vol. 10: Wilberg-Aavik. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. p. 138. ISBN 8257307343. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
- ^ "Bergen". Norsk filmografi. Retrieved May 9, 2019.