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Screenwriters from Kingdom of Denmark

41 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Alfred LindPhotographer · PhotographySøren Estrup Alfred Lind (27 March 1879 – 29 April 1959) was a Danish cinematographer, screenwriter, and film director of the silent era.
Anders BodelsenPerson · Film memorabiliaAnders Bodelsen (11 February 1937 – 17 October 2021) was a Danish writer primarily associated with the 1960 new-realism wave in Danish literature, along with Christian Kampmann and Henrik…
Anders RefnPerson · Film memorabiliaAnders Refn (born 8 April 1944) is a Danish film editor and director.
Anders Thomas JensenPerson · Film memorabiliaAnders Thomas Jensen (born 6 April 1972) is a Danish screenwriter and film director. His film Election Night won the 1998 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.
Anna KarinaPerson · Film memorabiliaAnna Karina (born Hanne Karin Blarke Bayer; 22 September 1940 – 14 December 2019) was a Danish and French film actress, director, writer, model, and singer.
Benjamin ChristensenPerson · Film memorabiliaBenjamin Christensen (28 September 1879 – 2 April 1959) was a Danish film director, screenwriter and an actor, both in film and on the stage.
Bille AugustPhotographer · PhotographyBille August R. (lang; born 9 November 1948) is a Danish director, screenwriter, and cinematographer of film and television.
Dorrit WillumsenAuthor · BooksDorrit Willumsen (born 31 August 1940 in Nørrebro, Copenhagen) is a Danish writer. She made her literary debut in 1965 with the short story collection Knagen.
Dylan VerrechiaPerson · Film memorabiliaDylan Verrechia (born March 9, 1976, in Paris) is a Dane Barthélemois award-winning film director, auteur, screenwriter, director of photography, and producer, with ankylosing spondylitis…
Gabriel AxelPerson · Film memorabiliaAxel Gabriel Erik Mørch better known as Gabriel Axel (18 April 1918 – 9 February 2014) was a Danish film director, actor, writer and producer, best known for Babette's Feast (1987), which…
Gunnar SommerfeldtPerson · Film memorabiliaGunnar Sommerfeldt (4 September 1890 – 30 August 1947) was a Danish actor and film maker.
Herluf BidstrupArtist · Comics and comic artHerluf Bidstrup (Danish: [ˈhɛɐ̯lɔf ˈpistʁɔp]; 10 September 1912 – 26 December 1988) was a Danish cartoonist and illustrator.
Jens Jørgen ThorsenIllustrator · IllustrationJens Jørgen Thorsen (2 February 1932 Holstebro – 15 November 2000) was a Danish artist, director, and jazz musician whose works sometimes created controversy.
Johan JacobsenPerson · Film memorabiliaJohan Jacobsen (14 March 1912 – 7 July 1972) was a Danish film director. His parents were theatre manager Jacob Jørgen Jacobsen (1865–1955) and actress Christel Holch (1886–1968).
Kaj MunkAuthor · BooksKaj Harald Leininger Munk (commonly called Kaj Munk; 13 January 1898 – 4 January 1944) was a Danish playwright and Lutheran pastor, known for his cultural engagement and his martyrdom…
Karin MichaëlisAuthor · BooksKarin Michaëlis (20 March 1872 – 11 January 1950) was a Danish journalist and author. She is best known for her novels, short stories, and children's books.
Kim Fupz AakesonIllustrator · IllustrationKim Fupz Aakeson (born 12 September 1958) is a Danish screenwriter, writer, and illustrator.
Klaus RifbjergPerson · Film memorabiliaKlaus Rifbjerg (15 December 1931 – 4 April 2015) was a Danish writer. He authored more than 170 novels, books and essays.
Lars Saabye ChristensenAuthor · BooksLars Saabye Christensen (born 21 September 1953 in Oslo) is a Norwegian-Danish author.
Lars von TrierPerson · Film memorabiliaLars von Trier (né Lars Trier; born 30 April 1956) is a Danish film director and screenwriter.
Margrethe II of DenmarkArtist · PaintingsMargrethe II (lang; Margrethe Alexandrine Þórhildur Ingrid, born 16 April 1940) is a member of the Danish royal family who reigned as Queen of Denmark from 14 January 1972 until her…
Max HansenAuthor · BooksMax Hansen was a German actor, screenwriter, opera singer, writer and film score composer (1897–1961). He was born in Mannheim and died in Copenhagen.
Naja Marie AidtAuthor · BooksNaja Marie Aidt (born 24 December 1963) is a Danish-language poet and writer.
Niels Arden OplevPerson · Film memorabiliaNiels Arden Oplev (pronounced [ˈne̝ls ˈɑˀtn̩ ˈʌple̝w]; born 26 March 1961) is a Danish film director and screenwriter.
Niels Viggo BentzonPerson · Film memorabiliaNiels Viggo Bentzon (24 August 1919 – 25 April 2000) was a Danish composer and pianist.
Nikolaj ArcelPerson · Film memorabiliaNikolaj Arcel (born 25 August 1972) is a Danish filmmaker. He is best known for his 2012 film A Royal Affair, which won two prizes at the Berlin International Film Festival and which was…
Osvald HelmuthPerson · Film memorabiliaOsvald Helmuth (14 July 1894 – 18 March 1966) was a Danish stage and film actor and revue singer.
Pernille Fischer ChristensenPerson · Film memorabiliaPernille Fischer Christensen (born 24 December 1969) is a Danish film director and the older sister of actress Stine Fischer Christensen.
Poul HenningsenDesigner · DesignPoul Henningsen (9 September 1894 – 31 January 1967) was a Danish author, critic, architect, and designer.
Robert DinesenPerson · Film memorabiliaRobert Theodor Camillo Dinesen (23 October 1874 – 8 March 1972) was a Danish film actor and director.
Susanne BierPerson · Film memorabiliaSusanne Bier (lang; born 15 April 1960) is a Danish filmmaker. Bier is the first female director to collectively receive an Academy Award (Foreign Film), a Golden Globe Award, a European…
Suzanne BrøggerAuthor · BooksIllustration — Suzanne Brøgger, 1991
Svend GadePerson · Film memorabiliaSvend Lauritz Gade (9 February 1877 – 25 June 1952) was a Danish theatre director, set designer, screenwriter and film director.
Svend MethlingPerson · Film memorabiliaSvend Methling (1 October 1891 – 4 June 1977) was a Danish actor and film director.
Ulrich ThomsenPerson · Film memorabiliaUlrich Thomsen (born 6 December 1963) is a Danish actor, best known for his role as Christian in the 1998 film The Celebration and as Kai Proctor in the Cinemax original series Banshee…
Urban GadArtist · PaintingsPeter Urban Bruun Gad (12 February 1879 – 26 December 1947) was a Danish film director, stage actor, screenwriter, and author. He directed 40 films between 1910 and 1927.
Viggo LarsenPerson · Film memorabiliaViggo Larsen (14 August 1880 – 6 January 1957) was a Danish film actor, director and producer from the early silent era to the 'talkies'. He appeared in 140 films between 1906 and 1942.
William HeinesenPerson · Music memorabiliaAndreas William Heinesen (15 January 1900 – 12 March 1991) was a poet, writer, composer and painter from the Faroe Islands.

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