Alf Rød Explained

Alf Rød
Birth Date:February 19, 1894
Birth Place:Fredrikshald (now Halden), Norway
Resting Place:Vestre gravlund, Oslo, Norway[1]
Nationality:Norwegian
Occupation:Screenwriter, playwright, and film director
Relatives:Einar Rød

Alf Rød (February 19, 1894 – December 18, 1969) was a Norwegian screenwriter, playwright, and film director.[2] [3] He was the brother of the actor Einar Rød.[4]

Rød's main activity was as a screenwriter. He debuted as a screenwriter in 1926 with Baldevins bryllup, based on a play by Vilhelm Krag.[5] [6] Rød wrote a total of seven film scripts between 1926 and 1941. Together with Thorleif Reiss, he also wrote the play Snehvit (Snow White), which was staged at the National Theater in Oslo in 1929.[3] [7] [8]

In 1936, Rød directed his first and only feature film, Dyrk jorden![9] In 1938, he directed the short film Bygg din framtid! (Build Your Future!), a documentary for the Norwegian Cooperative Association.[10] Rød wrote the lyrics to the song "Fanteguttens lengsel" (The Gypsy's Yearning)[11] for the 1932 film Fantegutten, and song lyrics for the 1950 film Marianne på sykehus.

Filmography

As screenwriter

As director

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alf Rød . Begravde i Oslo . Oslo kommune . November 22, 2022.
  2. News: Fra tyske filmatelierer . November 22, 2022 . A-Magasinet . 41 . October 6, 1927 . 6-7.
  3. News: Dødsfall . November 24, 2022 . Fredriksstad Blad . 298 . December 24, 1969.
  4. News: Strålenden tanke å restaurere Arbeiderforeningen: Forfatter Alf Rød spaserer på gamle tomter . November 22, 2022 . Fredriksstad Blad . 183 . August 12, 1958 . 3.
  5. News: Frogner Kino. Baldevins bryllup . November 23, 2022 . Arbeiderbladet . 316 . November 22, 1926 . 9.
  6. News: Ny norsk film om rallare . November 23, 2022 . Arbeiderbladet . 4 . January 5, 1940 . 11.
  7. Book: Krefting . Ruth . Skuespillerinnen Aase Bye . 1927 . Gyldendal . Oslo . 197.
  8. Book: Ringdal . Nils Johan . Nationaltheatrets historie, 1899–1999 . 2000 . Gyldendal . Oslo . 175.
  9. News: Iversen . Gunnar . For en neve jord . November 22, 2022 . Rushprint . August 19, 2019.
  10. Web site: Bygg din framtid! . Svensk Filmdatabas . November 24, 2022.
  11. News: Radio . November 24, 2022 . Østlendingen . 260 . November 9, 1934 . 7.
  12. Web site: Serigstad . Aleksander U. . Troll-elgen (1927) stumfilmkonsert på 16mm-festivalen . Filmjunkiene . November 22, 2022 . March 4, 2018.
  13. Book: Brenne . Tom . Mikkjel Fønhus: hans liv og forfatterskap . 1993 . Landbruksforlaget . Oslo . 45.

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