Olaf Kronstad Explained
Olaf Kronstad |
Birth Date: | December 2, 1892 |
Birth Place: | Årstad, Norway |
Occupation: | Actor |
Spouse: | Botten Soot |
Olaf Kronstad (born Olav Hansen, December 2, 1892 – July 14, 1939)[1] [2] was a Norwegian stage and film actor.[3] [4]
Life
Olaf Kronstad was born Olaf Hansen in Årstad, the son of the tanner Ludvig Hansen (later Øvrebø) and his wife Johanne.[5] Kronstad married the actress Botten Soot in 1924.[6] [7] [8] He married the Red Cross nurse Gunvor Tønseth (1907–1983)[9] in 1939.[10] [11]
Career
Kronstad made his stage debut in 1918 in the cabaret production Chat Noir i Bergen.[12] He appeared as Touffleux in René Mercier's operetta Bejnamin at the Mayol Theater in 1925.[13] He also performed at the Chat Noir cabaret and revue theater[14] and at the New Theater in Oslo.[14] In 1934 he appeared in the film Op med hodet![15]
Filmography
External links
Notes and References
- News: Skuespiller Olaf Kronstad død . May 22, 2023 . Kongsberg Dagblad . 161 . July 17, 1939 . 2.
- News: Olaf Kronstad død . May 22, 2023 . Kongsvinger Arbeiderblad . 161 . July 17, 1939 . 2.
- News: I Folkets Hus på Ørje . May 22, 2023 . Indre Smaalenenes Avis . May 15, 1939 . 3.
- News: Fyhn . Halfdan . Vi presenterer: Olaf Kronstad . May 22, 2023 . Asker og Bærums Budstikke . 83 . July 20, 1938.
- Web site: Folketelling 1900 for 1280 Årstad herred . Digitalarkivet . Arkivverket . May 22, 2023.
- Encyclopedia: Arent . Hans-Christian . Botten Soot . Norsk biografisk leksikon . Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . May 22, 2023 . 2022 . no.
- Book: Hvem er hvem? vol. 6 . 1950 . Aschehoug . Oslo . 566.
- Web site: Botten Soot og Olaf Kronstad . DigitaltMuseum . May 22, 2023.
- News: Dødsfall . May 22, 2023 . Arbeiderbladet . 142 . June 24, 1983 . 25.
- Book: Studentene fra 1927: biografiske opplysninger, statistikk og artikler samlet til 25 års jubileet 1952 . 1952 . Bokkomiteen for studentene fra 1927 . Oslo . 248.
- News: Naven og dag . May 22, 2023 . Porsgrunns Dagblad . 9 . January 11, 1939 . 2.
- Web site: Chat Noir i Bergen . Sceneweb . Danse- og teatersentrum . May 22, 2023 . Oslo.
- Web site: Benjamin . Sceneweb . Danse- og teatersentrum . May 22, 2023 . Oslo.
- News: Olaf Kronstad død . May 22, 2023 . Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad . 110 . July 15, 1939 . 3.
- Web site: Op med hodet! . Norsk filmografi . Nasjonalbiblioteket . May 22, 2023.