Lion Solser

Lion Solser

Lion Solser on the left

Lion Solser (l)
Born Abraham (Lion) Solser
(1877-02-06)February 6, 1877
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Died August 3, 1915(1915-08-03) (aged 38)
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Occupation Actor, comedian
Spouse(s) Adrienne Willemsens

Abraham (Lion) Solser (6 February 1877, in Rotterdam 3 August 1915, in Rotterdam) was a Dutch comedian and early film actor of the late 19th and early 20th century.[1][2] He was born to Johannes Solser (van der Vank) and Engelina Florina Hartlooper.

Solser married the stage actress Adrienne Willemsens (born 25 March 1872 in Schaerbeek, Belgium) on 10 August 1899. He collaborated with Piet Hesse. Together they featured in the 1896 comedy film Gestoorde hengelaar by M.H. Laddé, which was the first Dutch fictional film.[3] Later they featured again in the 1900 and 1906 comedy films both titled Solser en Hesse.[4][5]

Solser committed suicide on 3 August 1915 in Rotterdam at the age of 38 years.[6]

References

  1. "Lion Solser" (in Dutch). EYE Film Institute Netherlands. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  2. "Lion Solser". archived news. geheugenvannederland.nl. Retrieved November 17, 2011.
  3. Jacques Klöters (1987). 100 jaar amusement in Nederland (in Dutch). Staatsuitgeverij. pp. 69–70, 176. ISBN 90-12-05443-5.
  4. "Solser en Hesse, 1900". EYE Film Institute Netherlands. Retrieved November 17, 2011.
  5. "Solser en Hesse, 1906". EYE Film Institute Netherlands. Retrieved November 17, 2011.
  6. Genootschap Amstelodamum (1916). Jaarboek van het Genootschap Amstelodamum, Volumes 17-19 (in Dutch). Ten Brink & De Vries. p. 12.

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, May 07, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.