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

• 1934: Op med hodet! as an actor

External links

• • Olaf Kronstad at Sceneweb
• Olaf Kronstad at Filmfront

Notes and References

1. News: Skuespiller Olaf Kronstad død . May 22, 2023 . Kongsberg Dagblad . 161 . July 17, 1939 . 2.
2. News: Olaf Kronstad død . May 22, 2023 . Kongsvinger Arbeiderblad . 161 . July 17, 1939 . 2.
3. News: I Folkets Hus på Ørje . May 22, 2023 . Indre Smaalenenes Avis . May 15, 1939 . 3.
4. News: Fyhn . Halfdan . Vi presenterer: Olaf Kronstad . May 22, 2023 . Asker og Bærums Budstikke . 83 . July 20, 1938.
5. Web site: Folketelling 1900 for 1280 Årstad herred . Digitalarkivet . Arkivverket . May 22, 2023.
6. Encyclopedia: Arent . Hans-Christian . Botten Soot . Norsk biografisk leksikon . Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . May 22, 2023 . 2022 . no.
7. Book: Hvem er hvem? vol. 6 . 1950 . Aschehoug . Oslo . 566.
8. Web site: Botten Soot og Olaf Kronstad . DigitaltMuseum . May 22, 2023.
9. News: Dødsfall . May 22, 2023 . Arbeiderbladet . 142 . June 24, 1983 . 25.
10. Book: Studentene fra 1927: biografiske opplysninger, statistikk og artikler samlet til 25 års jubileet 1952 . 1952 . Bokkomiteen for studentene fra 1927 . Oslo . 248.
11. News: Naven og dag . May 22, 2023 . Porsgrunns Dagblad . 9 . January 11, 1939 . 2.
12. Web site: Chat Noir i Bergen . Sceneweb . Danse- og teatersentrum . May 22, 2023 . Oslo.
13. Web site: Benjamin . Sceneweb . Danse- og teatersentrum . May 22, 2023 . Oslo.
14. News: Olaf Kronstad død . May 22, 2023 . Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad . 110 . July 15, 1939 . 3.
15. Web site: Op med hodet! . Norsk filmografi . Nasjonalbiblioteket . May 22, 2023.