Olaf Fønss
Olaf Holger Axel Fønss (17 October 1882 – 11 March 1949) was a Danish actor, director, producer, film censor and one of Denmark and Germany's biggest stars of the silent film era.
Olaf Fønss
Alexander Binder · https: This image is a movie star postcard published by Ross Verlag in Berlin. This is image nr. 404/2 from their series. It was published ca. 1919–1 · Public domain
- Born
- 1882. · Aarhus.
- Died
- 1949. · Copenhagen.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Denmark.
- Occupation
- actor, film director, autobiographer, film producer and writer.
- Fields
- acting, film direction, film production and censorship.
- Honours
- Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog.
- Languages
- Danish.
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Olaf Holger Axel Fønss (17 October 1882 – 11 March 1949) was a Danish actor, director, producer, film censor and one of Denmark and Germany's biggest stars of the silent film era.
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Fønss' leading role in the 1913 Danish classic Atlantis made his face recognizable to movie fans. It was his role as the artificial creature in the 1916 German science fiction film series, Homunculus, that earned Fønss status as a top matinee idol. In the 1930s, Fønss became politically active by directing two films for Denmark's Socialdemokratiske Parti (Social Democracy Party), Den Store Dag (1930) and Under Den Gamle Fane (1932). He was president of the Danish Actor's Union from 1933–1947 and was a censor for the National Film Censor of Denmark for 14 years. Fønss was the older brother of actors Johannes and Aage Fønss. He was the recipient of voluminous fan mail, which was the subject of 2024 research.
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Hævneren (1919) Samvittighedskvaler (1920) B.T.'s amatørfilm (1923) Den store Dag (1930) Under den gamle Fane (1932)
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Olaf Fønss died at Copenhagen.
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- 1.Den Danske Filmdatabase (The Danish Film Database). Olaf Fønss.
- 2.Kreimeier, Klaus. The Ufa Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company, 1918-1945. University of California Press. 51. 1999. 0-520-22069-2.
- 3.Det Danske Filminstitut. Olaf Fønss 1882-1949. Fakta om Film.
- 4.Fan Letter Culture in the Silent Film Era. www.stumfilm.dk.
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