Hjalmar Fries Explained

Hjalmar Fries
Birth Date:16 April 1891
Birth Place:Kristiania, Norway
Occupation:Actor
Yearsactive:1922–1966
Relatives:Harald Schwenzen, Per Schwenzen
Children:Gretelill Fries

Hjalmar Fries Schwenzen (April 16, 1891 – December 14, 1973) was a Norwegian actor and theater director.[1] He had his film debut in Pan in 1922.[2] [3]

Fries was employed at the National Theater in the 1920s, and he was the theater director at the Oslo New Theater from 1934 to 1935.

Hjalmar Fries was the brother of the actor Harald Schwenzen and screenwriter Per Schwenzen, and the father of the actress Gretelill Fries.

Filmography

Notes and References

  1. Book: Aarseth . Asbjørn . Wiers-Jenssen . Hans . Den Nationale scene 1901–31 . 1969 . Gyldendal . Oslo . 302.
  2. Book: Cowie . Peter . Cinema Des Pays Nordiques . 1992 . Tantivy Press . London . 201.
  3. Book: Hamsun . Knut . Knut Hamsuns brev, vol. 5 . 1999 . Gyldendal . Oslo . 225.