John Olsen (filmmaker), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

John Olsen (filmmaker)

Screenwriter, Film producer

Date of Birth: 12-Aug-1888

Place of Birth: Denmark

Date of Death: 09-Dec-1959

Profession: screenwriter, film director, film producer

Nationality: Denmark

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About John Olsen (filmmaker)

  • John Olsen (12 August 1888 – 9 December 1959) was a Danish film producer, screenwriter and theater owner.
  • Olsen founded the Saga Studio in Copenhagen, Denmark where he produced more than 30 films from 1941 to 1959, including the Danish Culture Canon film Soldaten og Jenny.
  • He wrote 24 films between 1936 and 1960.
  • In 1941, Olsen built and operated one of Scandinavia's largest movie theaters, the 1513-seat Saga Teatret in Copenhagen.

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