Harry Ivarson
Harry Ivarson (September 7, 1892 – 1967) was a Norwegian film director and screenwriter. Ivarson was born in Chicago, the son of the actor William Ivarson and actress Anna Ivarson. In 1910 the family lived in Årstad.
Harry Ivarson
- Name
- Harry Ivarson
- Born
- September 7, 1892
- Birthplace
- Chicago
- Died
- 1967
- Occupation
- Film director, screenwriter
- Nationality
- Norway
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Harry Ivarson (September 7, 1892 – 1967) was a Norwegian film director and screenwriter. Ivarson was born in Chicago, the son of the actor William Ivarson and actress Anna Ivarson. In 1910 the family lived in Årstad.
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Harry Ivarson (1892–1967) was a film director and screenwriter, of Norwegian nationality. The film director was born in Chicago and died in Bergen.
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Ivarson studied film in the United States and Germany. He debuted as a director and screenwriter in Germany in 1923 with the film Wenn Männer richten under the pseudonym Harry Williams. He continued his career in Norway with the films Til sæters (1924), Fager er lien (1925), Simen Mustrøens besynderlige opplevelser (1926), Madame besøker Oslo (1927), 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. He directed his last film in 1943, the documentary Bergen. Ivarson was the head of the NRK office in Bergen during the Second World War.
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• Name — Harry Ivarson • Born — September 7, 1892 • Birthplace — Chicago • Died — 1967 • Occupation — Film director, screenwriter • Years Active — 1923–1943
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• 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
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1892
Harry Ivarson born at Chicago.
1967
Harry Ivarson died at Bergen.
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• 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
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- 1.Harry Ivarson. Svensk Filmdatabas.
- 2.Folketelling 1910 for 1280 Årstad herred. Digitalarkivet.
- 3.Til sæters. Norsk filminstitutt.
- 4.Harry Ivarson (1892–1967). IMDb.
- 5.Krefting, Ruth. Skuespillerinnen Aase Bye. Gyldendal. 201. 1963.
- 6.Norsk film. Store norske leksikon. 2018.
- 7.Kunnskapsforlaget. Norsk biografisk leksikon. 10: Wilberg-Aavik. 138. 2005. 8257307343.
- 8.Bergen. Norsk filmografi.
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