Hans Jacob Nilsen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hans Jacob Nilsen

Norwegian actor and director

Date of Birth: 08-Nov-1897

Place of Birth: Fredrikstad, Eastern Norway, Norway

Date of Death: 06-Mar-1957

Profession: actor, film director

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Hans Jacob Nilsen (8 November 1897 – 6 March 1957) was a Norwegian actor, theatre director and film director.
He was a theatre director at Den Nationale Scene, at Folketeatret, and for two separate periods at Det Norske Teatret. First trained as a mechanical engineer, Nilsen started his theatrical career as an actor.
He worked as a stage actor in Bergen, Trondheim and Oslo.
His film debut was in Syndere i sommersol from 1934, and he also played in To levende og en død from 1937.
In 1935, Nilsen had directed the premier of the play of Vår ære og vår makt ("Our Honor and Our Power") by Marxist writer Nordahl Grieg.
The performance created considerable interest and controversy due to its socially critical content.
It proved to be a financial success partly because of Nilsen's advanced directing and set design.
During the Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany, Nilsson had to flee to Sweden.
He directed the film Dei svarte hestane from 1951, based on Tarjei Vesaas' novel with the same title.



Alternative names	Aage Remfeldt
Description	Danish-Norwegian photographer and athletics competitor
Date of birth/death	4 September 1889	29 November 1983
Location of birth/death	Frederiksberg	Solrød Municipality
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