Hans Jacob Nilsen

Hans Nilsen redirects here. For those of a similar name, Hans Nielsen (disambiguation) or Hans Nilsson (disambiguation)

Hans Jacob Nilsen (8 November 1897 – 6 March 1957) was a Norwegian actor, theatre director and film director. He was a theatre director at Den Nationale Scene, at Folketeatret, and for two separate periods at Det Norske Teatret.

First trained as a mechanical engineer, Nilsen started his theatrical career as an actor. He worked as a stage actor in Bergen, Trondheim and Oslo. His film debut was in Syndere i sommersol from 1934, and he also played in To levende og en død from 1937. In 1935, Nilsen had directed the premier of the play of Vår ære og vår makt ("Our Honor and Our Power") by Marxist writer Nordahl Grieg. The performance created considerable interest and controversy due to its socially critical content. It proved to be a financial success partly because of Nilsen's advanced directing and set design. During the Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany, Nilsson had to flee to Sweden. He directed the film Dei svarte hestane from 1951, based on Tarjei Vesaas' novel with the same title.[1][2][3]

Selected filmography

References

  1. Henriksen, Petter (ed.). "Hans Jacob Nilsen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  2. Losnedahl, Kari Gaarder. "Hans Jacob Nilsen". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  3. "Teatersjefar på Det Norske Teatret" (in Norwegian). Det Norske Teatret. Retrieved 7 May 2010.

Other sources


Cultural offices
Preceded by
Ingjald Haaland
Director of the Det Norske Teatret
1933–1934
Succeeded by
Oskar Braaten
Preceded by
Karl Bergmann
Director of the Den Nationale Scene
1934–1939
Succeeded by
Egil Hjorth-Jenssen
Preceded by
Director of the Det Norske Teatret
1946–1950
Succeeded by
Ole Barman


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