Harry Ivarson

Harry Ivarson (September 7, 1892 – 1967) was a Norwegian film director and screenwriter.

Harry Ivarson
BornSeptember 7, 1892
Chicago
Died1967
OccupationFilm director, screenwriter
Years active1923–1943

Ivarson was born in Chicago,[1] the son of the actor William Ivarson and actress Anna Ivarson.[2] In addition to Harry, the couple had a son Wictor (born in 1893) and a daughter Borghild (born in 1895).[2] In 1910 the family lived in Årstad.[2]

Ivarson studied film in the United States and Germany.[3] He debuted as a director and screenwriter in Germany in 1923 with the film Wenn Männer richten under the pseudonym Harry Williams.[4] He continued his career in Norway with the films Til sæters (1924), Fager er lien (1925),[5] Simen Mustrøens besynderlige opplevelser (1926), Madame besøker Oslo (1927),[6] and Den glade enke i Trangvik (1927), which was his last silent film. In the 1930s, Ivarson switched to sound films, and together with Per Aabel he directed Jeppe på bjerget in 1933.[7] He directed his last film in 1943, the documentary Bergen.[8] Ivarson was the head of the NRK office in Bergen during the Second World War.

Filmography

Director

Screenwriter
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References
  1. "Harry Ivarson". Svensk Filmdatabas. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  2. "Folketelling 1910 for 1280 Årstad herred". Digitalarkivet. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  3. "Til sæters". Norsk filminstitutt. Archived from the original on August 8, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  4. "Harry Ivarson (1892–1967)". IMDb. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  5. Krefting, Ruth (1963). Skuespillerinnen Aase Bye. Oslo: Gyldendal. p. 201.
  6. "Norsk film". Store norske leksikon. 2018. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  7. Arntzen, Jon Gunnar, ed. (2005). Norsk biografisk leksikon. 10: Wilberg-Aavik. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. p. 138. ISBN 8257307343. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  8. "Bergen". Norsk filmografi. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
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