Axel Kielland
Axel Zetlitz Kielland (14 February 1907 – 25 November 1963) was a Norwegian journalist, crime reporter, theatre critic and playwright.
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Axel Kielland
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- Name
- Axel Zetlitz Kielland
- Born
- 14 February 1907
- Birthplace
- Stavanger, Norway
- Died
- 25 November 1963
- Place of death
- Oslo, Norway
- Occupation
- Journalist and playwright
- Nationality
- Norway
- Fields
- journalism · drama · theatre criticism
- Languages
- Norwegian
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Axel Zetlitz Kielland (14 February 1907 – 25 November 1963) was a Norwegian journalist, crime reporter, theatre critic and playwright.
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Axel Kielland (1907–1963) was an actor, journalist and playwright, among other activities, of Norwegian nationality. The actor was born in Stavanger and died in Oslo. Activity centred on drama, journalism and theatre criticism. Languages used include Norwegian.
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• Name — Axel Zetlitz Kielland • Born — 14 February 1907 • Birthplace — Stavanger, Norway • Died — 25 November 1963 • Place of death — Oslo, Norway • Occupation — Journalist and playwright • Relatives — * Alexander Kielland (grandfather) • Fridtjof Mjøen (brother-in-law)
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Kielland was born in Stavanger to writer Jens Zetlitz Kielland (1873–1926) and Anna Gunhilde Holst, and was a grandson of writer Alexander Kielland. He was married to actress Sonja Mjøen from 1932 to 1946, and to Agni Krein from 1947.
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Kielland worked for the newspaper Dagbladet from 1927. Among his plays was Hvis et folk vil leve from 1943, on the German occupation of Norway. The play was prohibited by the Swedish government after German protests. His play Herren og hans tjenere from 1955 had success at several Scandinavian stages, and was basis for a 1959 film by Arne Skouen.
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