Svend von Düring

Svend von Düring as Shylock in The Merchant of Venice at Den Nationale Scene in Bergen, 1969.

Svend Soot von Düring (7 July 1915 – 7 June 1969) was a Norwegian actor.

He was a son of entertainer Botten Soot.^[1] He was a great-grandson of Engebret Soot and grandson of Eyolf Soot and Inga Bjørnson. His grandmother's second husband's child was Svend's half-aunt: Guri Stormoen. His mother was married twice.^[2]

He made his stage debut in 1933 at Søilen Teater. He was employed at Chat Noir from 1933 to 1936, and later at Trøndelag Teater and Den Nationale Scene.^[1] He also performed on the screen.^[3]

References

1. Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Svend Soot von Düring". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
2. Arent, Hans-Christian. "Botten Soot". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
3. Svend von Düring at the Internet Movie Database