Hansson, Knut M.
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| Birthname | Knut Mørch Hansson | ||||
| born on | 16 April 1920 | ||||
| Place | Alexandria, Egypt, 31n12, 29e54 | ||||
| Timezone | EET h2e (is standard time) | ||||
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Biography
Norwegian actor and director who made his stage debut at Det Nye Teater in 1940. During the German occupation of Norway Hansson joined the Norwegian resistance movement. He was arrested and incarcerated in the Sachsenhausen concentration camp in Germany until 1945.
In 1945 he continued his acting career with Studioteatret. He was later appointed at various theatres, including Det Nye Teater, Den Nationale Scene, Trøndelag Teater, and Oslo Nye Teater, and with guest appearances at Riksteatret and Fjernsynsteatret.
He chaired the Norwegian Actors' Equity Association from 1970 to 1974. He penned the memoirs of Herman Kahan, "Ilden og lyset," in 1988, and his own memoirs in "Kurer og fange," in 1992. He was the father of politician Rasmus Hansson.
Hansson died on 3 December 1994 aged 74.
Relationships
- parent->child relationship with Hansson, Rasmus (born 4 September 1954)
- sibling relationship with Hansson, Arthur (born 23 June 1910)
- sibling relationship with Hansson, Michael S. (born 8 June 1912)
Events
Source Notes
Date and place of birth from Wikipedia.
Categories
- Vocation : Entertainment : Actor/ Actress
- Vocation : Entertain/Business : Director
- Vocation : Military : POW/ MIA
- Vocation : Writers : Autobiographer
- Vocation : Writers : Biographer
