Thurid Hetland Explained

Thurid Hetland
Birth Date:July 8, 1885
Birth Place:Stavanger, Norway
Death Place:Filtvet, Norway
Occupation:Actress, singer, and preacher

Thurid Marie Hetland (first name also Turid, July 8, 1885 – January 18, 1963) was a Norwegian actress, singer, and preacher.[1] [2] [3] She was an actress both on stage and in film, performed as a pianist, and also made a gramophone recording.

Family

Thurid Hetland was born in Stavanger, the daughter of the sales agent Alexander Olai Hetland (1851–1912) and the midwife Berthe Christine Pedersen (1851–?).[4] She was the sister of the actress Cesie Hetland (1874–?). She married the Norwegian-American painter Erik P. Petri (1878–1966) in 1918.[5]

Life and work

Thurid Hetland was an actress at the National Theater in Bergen from 1907 to 1909, where she first performed as a theater student. In 1910 she made appearances as a singer of romantic songs.[6] In 1911, Hetland went on tour, including with the actor Birger Bruhn.[7] Starting in September of the same year, she participated in the National Tour's fifth season under Ludovica Levy's management.[8] Around 1914 she was associated with Chat Noir in Kristiania (now Oslo).[9] In 1914, she took part in the Central Theater's Central Tour, led by Pehr Qværnstrøm, in which, among other things, she performed shows from Chat Noir and took part in several plays.[9] [10]

Thurid Hetland was also a film actress for a short period. In 1917, she appeared in the role of the miser Per Grunk's sister in the silent film En vinternat,[11] which is considered lost. In the same year, she also appeared in the film De Forældreløse.[12] [13]

After ending her acting career, Hetland became a preacher associated with The Salvation Army's Home League (Norwegian: Hjemforbundet). For a period she was the organization's secretary.[14]

Selected theater roles

Filmography

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Dødsfall: Fru Thurid Petri . June 3, 2023 . Drammens Tidende og Buskeruds blad . 19 . January 23, 1963 . 7.
  2. Book: Asbjørn . Aarseth . Wiers-Jenssen . Hans . Den Nationale scene 1901–31 . 1969 . Gyldendal . Oslo . 215.
  3. Book: Stavanger 1814-1914 . 1914 . Dreyer . Stavanger . 247.
  4. Web site: Folketeljing 1891 for 1103 Stavanger kjøpstad . Digitalarkivet . Arkivverket . June 4, 2023.
  5. News: Familie-notiser . June 4, 2023 . Stavanger Aftenblad . 255 . October 25, 1918 . 2.
  6. News: Musikforingens Tivoli . June 5, 2023 . Romsdals Amtstidende . 121 . October 17, 1910 . 3.
  7. News: Téatret . June 5, 2023 . Akershus . 42 . April 1, 1911 . 3.
  8. News: Nationalturneen . June 5, 2023 . Indtrøndelagen . 119 . August 4, 1911 . 3.
  9. News: Cabaretaften i Arbeidersamfundet . June 6, 2023 . Nordlandsposten . 121 . October 6, 1914 . 2.
  10. News: Teatret . June 6, 2023 . Nordlandsposten . 121 . October 6, 1914 . 3.
  11. News: En Vinternat . June 3, 2023 . Social-Demokraten . 172 . July 28, 1917 . 7.
  12. News: De forældreløse . June 3, 2023 . Morgenbladet . 584 . November 21, 1917 . 3.
  13. Book: Braaten . Lars Thomas . Holst . Jan Erik . Kortner . Jan H. . Hanche . Øivind . Svendsen . Trond Olav . Filmen i Norge: norske kinofilmer gjennom 100 år . 1995 . Ad notam Gyldendal . Oslo . 78.
  14. Book: Myklebust . Maria . Korpset vårt: Egersund korps: 100 år for Gud og folket: 1889-1989 . 1989 . Korpset . 47.
  15. News: I 'Den røde hane' . June 7, 2023 . Stavanger Aftenblad . 102 . May 6, 1910 . 2.
  16. News: Theatret . June 7, 2023 . Fædrelandsvennen . 17 . January 20, 1911 . 1.
  17. News: Nationalturnèen . June 7, 2023 . Stavanger Aftenblad . 14 . January 17, 1912 . 4.
  18. News: Cirkelsage . June 7, 2023 . Stavanger Aftenblad . 14 . March 4, 1912 . 1.
  19. News: Stavanger Teater . June 7, 2023 . Stavanger Aftenblad . 41 . February 17, 1912 . 2.
  20. News: Teatret . June 7, 2023 . Nordkapp . 99 . December 15, 1914 . 2.
  21. News: Det lykkelige Valg . June 7, 2023 . Romsdals Amtstidende . 160 . December 30, 1914 . 2.

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