August Mowinckel-Nilsen
Born(1883-05-15)May 15, 1883
Bergen, Norway
DiedNovember 6, 1957(1957-11-06) (aged 74)
Oslo, Norway
OccupationActor

August Mowinckel-Nilsen (also known as Gogo Mowinckel-Nilsen,[1] May 15, 1883 – November 6, 1957) was a Norwegian stage and film actor.[2][3]

Family

August Mowinckel-Nilsen was born in Bergen, the son of the shipbroker Helen Caspar Nilsen (1856–1920) and Augusta Mowinckel (1863–1947).[2][3][4][5]

Career

Mowicnkel-Nilsen made his stage debut as a young priest in 1907 in Henrik Ibsen's The Pretenders at the National Theater in Bergen,[6] where he continued to perform.[7][8] He was also engaged with the New Theater in Oslo and the Trøndelag Theater.

Mowinckel-Nilsen made his film debut in 1927 in the silent film Madame besøker Oslo.[9][10] He later appeared in the sound films Op med hodet! (1933) and Sankt Hans fest (1947).

Filmography

References

  1. "Dødsfall". Arbeiderbladet. No. 261. November 9, 1957. p. 19. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  2. 1 2 Wiesener, Anthon Mohr (1909). Slegten Mohr fra Bevern. Bergen: A.S. John Griegs Bogtrykkeri. p. 32. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  3. 1 2 Wiesener, Anthon Mohr (1914). Slegten Mowinckel. Bergen: A.S. John Griegs Bogtrykkeri. p. 39. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  4. "Norway Church Books, 1815-1930". FamilySearch. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  5. "Kommunal folketelling 1912 for Bergen kjøpstad". Digitalarkivet. Arkivverket. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  6. "Bergens nationale Scene". Bergens Aftenblad. No. 62. March 2, 1907. p. 2. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  7. Wiesener, Anthon Mohr (1914). Slegten Mowinckel. Bergen: A.S. John Griegs Boktrykkeri. p. 39.
  8. Aarseth, Asbjørn (1969). Den Nationale scene 1901-31. Oslo: Gyldendal. pp. 168, 172, 316.
  9. "Film 'Madame besøker Oslo'". Bergens Arbeiderblad. No. 179. October 21, 1927. p. 6. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  10. "Films som kommer". Stavangeren. No. 290. December 17, 1920. p. 4. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
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