Walter Fyrst, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Walter Fyrst

Norwegian filmmaker

Date of Birth: 06-Jul-1901

Place of Birth: Oslo, Eastern Norway, Norway

Date of Death: 23-Feb-1993

Profession: screenwriter, film director, film producer

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Walter Fyrst (né Fürst; 6 July 1901 – 23 February 1993) was a Norwegian filmmaker.
He was born in Kristiania; the son of physician Valentin Fürst and Margarethe Christiane Dedekam.
His first film was Troll-elgen from 1927, based on two novels by Mikkjel Fønhus.
Other films were Cafe X from 1928 and Brudekronen from 1944.
Fyrst made propaganda films for the Nazi regime during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany.