Jón Laxdal (actor) explained

Jón Laxdal (né Jón Laxdal Halldórsson; 7 June 1933, Ísafjörður – 15 May 2005, Kaiserstuhl, Aargau) was an Icelandic-Swiss stage actor. A child of Icelandic fisherman,^[1] he later settled in Switzerland and became a member for the Schauspielhaus Zürich, then settled in Kaiserstuhl, Aargau in 1973.^[2] He was noticeable for the localization of the play, Love Letters, by A. R. Gurney.^{[3] [4]}

Laxdal died during the rehearsal for the play, Kleine Eheverbrechen.^[5] He was married to Katerina Laxdal until his death.^[6]

He is not to be confused with the Icelandic composer, Jón Laxdal (1865 – 1928).

Notes and References

1. Web site: Leben und Theater des Jón Laxdal . . halo. German.
2. Web site: Tod eines grossen Theatermannes . Roland Tellenbach . Zürcher Unterländer . German.
3. News: Keller . Hubert . 2018-04-09 . Unerfüllte Liebe: "Diese verdammte Schreiberei hat alles versaut" . German . Badener Tagblatt.
4. Web site: Love Letters . . Kaiserbühne . German.
5. News: Mehlin . Rosmarie . 2019-04-28 . Ein Mann, eine Frau, ein Scherbengericht . German . St. Galler Tagblatt.
6. News: Fritz . Andreas . 2016-12-30 . Im Laxdal-Theater fällt der letzte Vorhang . German . Südkurier.