August Mowinckel-Nilsen Explained

August Mowinckel-Nilsen
Birth Date:	May 15, 1883
Birth Place:	Bergen, Norway
Death Place:	Oslo, Norway
Occupation:	Actor

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

• 1927: Madame besøker Oslo as Freddie Juul
• 1933: Op med hodet! as the theater director
• 1942: Jeg drepte! as the hotel director
• 1947: Sankt Hans fest as Løvdahl, a professor

External links

• August Mowinckel-Nilsen at Sceneweb
• August Mowinckel-Nilsen at Filmfront
• August Mowinckel-Nilsen at IMDb

Notes and References

1. News: Dødsfall . May 20, 2023 . Arbeiderbladet . 261 . November 9, 1957 . 19.
2. Book: Wiesener . Anthon Mohr . Slegten Mohr fra Bevern . 1909 . A.S. John Griegs Bogtrykkeri . Bergen . 32 . May 20, 2023.
3. Book: Wiesener . Anthon Mohr . Slegten Mowinckel . 1914 . A.S. John Griegs Bogtrykkeri . Bergen . 39 . May 20, 2023.
4. Web site: Norway Church Books, 1815-1930 . FamilySearch . May 20, 2023.
5. Web site: Kommunal folketelling 1912 for Bergen kjøpstad . Digitalarkivet . Arkivverket . May 20, 2023.
6. News: Bergens nationale Scene . May 20, 2023 . Bergens Aftenblad . 62 . March 2, 1907 . 2.
7. Book: Wiesener . Anthon Mohr . Slegten Mowinckel . 1914 . A.S. John Griegs Boktrykkeri . Bergen . 39.
8. Book: Aarseth . Asbjørn . Den Nationale scene 1901-31 . 1969 . Gyldendal . Oslo . 168, 172, 316.
9. News: Film 'Madame besøker Oslo' . May 20, 2023 . Bergens Arbeiderblad . 179 . October 21, 1927 . 6.
10. News: Films som kommer . May 20, 2023 . Stavangeren . 290 . December 17, 1920 . 4.