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August Mowinckel-Nilsen

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August Mowinckel-Nilsen
Born(1883-05-15)May 15, 1883
Bergen, Norway
DiedNovember 6, 1957(1957-11-06) (aged 74)
Oslo, Norway
OccupationActor

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]

Family

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August 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

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Mowicnkel-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

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References

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  1. ^ "Dødsfall". Arbeiderbladet. No. 261. November 9, 1957. p. 19. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Wiesener, Anthon Mohr (1909). Slegten Mohr fra Bevern. Bergen: A.S. John Griegs Bogtrykkeri. p. 32. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Wiesener, Anthon Mohr (1914). Slegten Mowinckel. Bergen: A.S. John Griegs Bogtrykkeri. p. 39. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  4. ^ "Norway Church Books, 1815-1930". FamilySearch. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  5. ^ "Kommunal folketelling 1912 for Bergen kjøpstad". Digitalarkivet. Arkivverket. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  6. ^ "Bergens nationale Scene". Bergens Aftenblad. No. 62. March 2, 1907. p. 2. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  7. ^ Wiesener, Anthon Mohr (1914). Slegten Mowinckel. Bergen: A.S. John Griegs Boktrykkeri. p. 39.
  8. ^ Aarseth, Asbjørn (1969). Den Nationale scene 1901-31. Oslo: Gyldendal. pp. 168, 172, 316.
  9. ^ "Film 'Madame besøker Oslo'". Bergens Arbeiderblad. No. 179. October 21, 1927. p. 6. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  10. ^ "Films som kommer". Stavangeren. No. 290. December 17, 1920. p. 4. Retrieved May 20, 2023.