Oscar Gustafson Explained

Oscar Gustafson
Birth Date:	January 27, 1885^[1]
Birth Place:	Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway
Occupation:	Painter, actor, and film director

Oscar Emanuel Gustafson (January 27, 1885 – July 24, 1949)^{[2] [3]} was a Norwegian painter, actor, and film director.^{[4] [5]}

Family

Gustafson was born in Kristiania (now Oslo) in 1885, the son of Karl Richard Gustafsson (1848–1938) and Sofie Bryngelsson (1847–1903).^{[6] [7]} He was married to Alfrida Strandberg (1886–?) and later to Karen Sörensen (1908–1972).

Career

In 1917, Gustafson directed the film En vinternat (together with Peter Lykke-Seest)^{[8] [9]} and played the leading role as the university lecturer Wollert Berg. Gustafson was also responsible for decorations and makeup. In 1919 he directed De forældreløse (also with Lykke-Seest) and played the role of Robertson.^[10]

As a painter, Gustafson dubbed himself Sørlandsmaleren 'the Southern Norway painter'.^{[11] [12] [13]}

Filmography

• 1917: En vinternat as Wollert Berg, a university lecturer
• 1917: De Forældreløse as Robertson

External links

• • Oscar Gustafson at Filmfront
• Oscar Gustafson at Norsk filmografi

Notes and References

1. Web site: Folketelling 1920 for 0215 Frogn herred . Digitalarkivet . Arkivverket . June 8, 2023.
2. News: Dødsfall meldt i dag . June 8, 2023 . Arbeiderbladet . 172 . July 27, 1949.
3. News: Anmeldte dødsfall ved Oslo skifterett . June 8, 2023 . Nationen . 171 . July 27, 1949 . 7.
4. News: Randall . Rolf . Fra norsk films barndom . June 8, 2023 . Arbeiderbladet . 34 . August 23, 1958 . 4.
5. News: Atter en meleriutstelling på Løkke . June 8, 2023 . Asker og Bærums Budstikke . 114 . October 1, 1941 . 2.
6. Web site: Folketelling 1885 for 0301 Kristiania kjøpstad . Digitalarkivet . Arkivverket . June 8, 2023.
7. Web site: Folketelling 1891 for 0301 Kristiania kjøpstad . Digitalarkivet . Arkivverket . June 8, 2023.
8. Book: Krawc . Alfred . International Directory of Cinematographers, Set- and Costume Designers in Film: Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden (from the Beginnings to 1984) . 1986 . Saur . Munich . 285.
9. Book: Engberg . Marguerite . Schiave bianche allo specchio: le origini del cinema in Scandinavia (1896–1918) . 1986 . Studi Tesi . Pordenone . 484.
10. News: De forældreløse . June 8, 2023 . Dagsposten . 37 . February 7, 1918 . 3.
11. News: Malerinstillingen i Handelsstanden . June 8, 2023 . Moss Avis . 116 . May 21, 1941 . 4.
12. News: Mange vakre malerier på Granheim . June 8, 2023 . Øvre Smaalenene . 100 . May 2, 1941 . 2.
13. News: Dødsfall . June 8, 2023 . Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad . 174 . July 28, 1949 . 3.