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The daughter of a fur wholesaler in Norway, Sonja Henie received her first pair of ice skates when she was six. At 14 she was the Norwegian Skating Champion. At 15 she would win the Olympic gold medal in Skating, a feat she would repeat in 1932 and 1936. In 1936 she would turn professional and tour with her own ice show. She was signed by 20th Century-Fox and debuted in One in a Million (1936), in which she played an ice skater. The picture was very successful, Sonja continued to make a series of light comedies throughout the late 1930s and early 1940s. More a testament to her skating skills and physical appearance than her acting prowess, the films were nevertheless profitable and her popularity soared. Her films' success garnered financial success for the Hollywood Ice Revues that she produced and starred every year. Her movie career wound down during the mid-'40s, but she continued skating until she retired in 1960. An astute businesswoman and due to marrying shipping magnate Niels Onstad ("the Onassis of Norway") in 1956, Sonja was one of the ten wealthiest women in the world when she died of leukemia in 1969.- Actor
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Norwegian veteran actor of both stage, TV and cinema. Debuted on the revue stage in 1941 at Oslo's Søilen Teater. An employee of the legendary Norwegian revue theatre Chat Noir from 1947 to 1959. A great flair for drama but most noted for making the field of comedy his speciality. Giving several classic character performances; his appearance on stage as Doolittle in "Pygmalion" one of his best remembered. He had several roles in norwegian cinema, fondly remembered as Kjell in the 13 "Olsenbanden"-movies. He also produced and directed two children movies; "Bjørnepatruljen" (1956) and "På tokt med Terna" (1958).- Actress
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Tutta Rolf was born on 7 October 1907 in Kristiania, Norway [now Oslo, Norway]. She was an actress, known for Sara Learns Manners (1937), Swedenhielms (1935) and En stilla flirt (1934). She was married to Hasse Ekman, Jack Donohue and Ernst Rolf. She died on 26 October 1994 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Rolf Sand was born on 21 February 1921 in Kristiania, Norway. He was an actor, known for Volpone (1965), Pastor Jarman kommer hjem (1958) and Douglas (1970). He was married to Britt Elisabeth Joner. He died on 20 May 2018 in Baerum, Norway.
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- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jack Fjeldstad was born on 24 March 1915 in Kristiania, Norway [now Oslo, Norway]. He was an actor and assistant director, known for Nine Lives (1957), The Polar Bear King (1991) and After Rubicon (1987). He was married to Inger-Sofie Berg. He died on 4 September 2000 in Oslo, Norway.- Writer
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Thorbjørn Egner was born on 12 December 1912 in Kristiania, Norway. He was a writer and composer, known for Folk og røvere i Kardemomme by (1988), Vox Lux (2018) and Dyrene i Hakkebakkeskogen (2016). He was married to Annie Eliassen. He died on 24 December 1990 in Oslo, Norway.- Tula Belle was born on 28 July 1906 in Kristiania, Norway [now Oslo, Norway]. She was an actress, known for The Blue Bird (1918), Deliverance (1919) and At the Mercy of Men (1918). She died on 13 October 1992 in Newport Beach, California, USA.
- Sigrid Boo was born on 23 August 1898 in Kristiania, Norway. She was a writer, known for Servants' Entrance (1934), Vi som går kjøkkenveien (1933) and Servant's Entrance (1932). She died on 12 September 1954 in Oslo, Norway.
- Annie Skau Berntsen was born on 29 May 1911 in Kristiania, Norway. She died on 26 November 1992 in Horten, Norway.
- Ebba Mona was born in Norway in 1904 as Ebba Mona Hoeg. Following the divorce of her parents, she came to the United States with her mother where she formed a popular vaudeville dance act with her sister, Tula Belle, called "The Angelus Sisters". She worked as a chorus girl in the late 1920s until the mid-1930s. At various points in her career, Ebba used the names Ebba Mona, Ebba Angelus, Ebba Holly, and Ebba Hollingshead, the latter of these being the surname of her stepfather, producer Gordon Hollingshead. In her later years, she made the news when an Academy Award statue that had once been awarded to the Hollingshead, who had died in 1952, was recovered after having been lost for years. Ebba was tracked down and reunited with the Oscar of her beloved stepfather, a feel good story that appeared in newspapers around the country. A divorced mother of one son, she passed away in 1985 at the age of 81.
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- Writer
H.C. Nielsen was born on 31 August 1880 in Kristiania [now Oslo], Norway. He was an actor and writer, known for Bunkebryllup (1918), Studentmagersvenden (1919) and Livets baal (1912). He died on 10 January 1941.- Johan Sverre was born on 25 February 1923 in Kristiania, Norway. He was an actor, known for The Witches (1990), Orions belte (1985) and Ut av mørket (1958). He died on 27 November 1990.
- Per Kleppe was born on 13 April 1923 in Kristiania, Norway [now Oslo, Norway]. He died on 10 March 2021.
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- Director
- Writer
Jon Lennart Mjøen was born on 22 October 1912 in Kristiania, Norway. He was an actor and director, known for Stevnemøte med glemte år (1957), Troll i ord (1954) and Skulle det dukke opp flere lik er det bare å ringe..... (1970). He died in 1997 in Oslo, Norway.- Actor
- Composer
Carsten Carlsen was born on 5 June 1892 in Kristiania, Norway. He was an actor and composer, known for To levende og en død (1937) and Cheer Up! (1933). He was married to Lalla Carlsen. He died on 28 August 1961 in Norway.- Bonne Gauguin was born on 28 November 1910 in Kristiania, Norway. She was an actress, known for Solospill (1977), Jakten (1959) and Det kunne vært deg (1952). She was married to Paul Rene Gauguin. She died on 12 July 1989 in Oslo, Norway.
- Oscar Egede-Nissen was born on 7 March 1903 in Kristiania, Norway [now Oslo, Norway]. He was an actor, known for Fant (1937), Vildanden (1963) and Bra mennesker (1937). He was married to Unni Torkildsen. He died on 1 November 1976 in Norway.
- Erling Sven Lorentzen was born on 28 January 1923 in Kristiania, Norway. He was married to Prinsesse Ragnhild. He died on 9 March 2021 in Oslo, Norway.
- Sigrun Svenningsen was born on 23 June 1902 in Kristiania, Norway. She was an actress, known for Til sæters (1924) and Den glade enke i Trangvik (1927). She was married to Per Kvist. She died on 24 February 1971 in Norway.
- Per Schrøder-Nielsen was born on 27 December 1907 in Kristiania, Norway. He is an actor and writer, known for Sankt Hans fest (1947) and Familien på Borgan (1939).
- Wilhelm Henie was born on 7 September 1872 in Kristiania, Norway. He was married to Selma Lochmann-Nielsen. He died on 10 May 1937 in Oslo, Norway.
- Handsome Norwegian stage actor, first appearance at Centralteatret in Kristiania in 1903. From 1904 to 1912 he was engaged to the theater in Bergen, where he gave many fine performances, among them: as Einar in "Brand" by Henrik Ibsen.
Eriksen also appeared in some silent movies before 1920, both in Denmark and in Norway.
He was married to the distinguished stage actress Magda Blanc, (1879-1959) and their son Henning Blanc was also an actor.
Eriksen died at the early age of forty-four in 1922. - Supporting actor on stage and in films from his debut in 1918. He played on many Norwegian theater's, longest term at Centralteatret in Oslo. For some years he also worked in America under the name Erik Barbour, he played at the Shere Lane Theatre in New York. When he died on Christmas eve in 1986 at the age of 96 years, he was one of the oldest Norwegian male actors ever.
- Bergliot Skands was born on 19 November 1893 in Kristiania [now Oslo], Norway. She was an actress, known for Den forelskede Gullaschbaron (1917) and Det elektriske Pengeskab (1917). She died on 23 July 1942.
- Vilhelm Wiehe was born on 10 February 1858 in Kristiania [now Oslo], Norway. He was an actor, known for Den farlige leg (1911). He was married to Augusta Blad. He died on 18 August 1916.