Gunnar Skar

Gunnar Skar
Born(1923-07-05)July 5, 1923
Skjeberg, Norway
DiedOctober 12, 2012(2012-10-12) (aged 89)
Oslo, Norway
Resting placeWestern Cemetery (Vestre gravlund), Oslo
Occupation(s)Actor, theater director

Gunnar Julius Skar (July 5, 1923 – October 12, 2012) was a Norwegian actor and theater director.[1][2][3]

Career

During the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s he worked as an actor and director at the New Theater and its successor, the Oslo New Theater. Skar also worked as a director for the Norwegian Theater and performed as an actor at the National Theatre in Oslo.[2][3][4] He played two minor roles in the films To mistenkelige personer (1950) and Selkvinnen (1953).

Family

Skar was born in Skjeberg, the son of Andreas Barnholdt Skar (1892–1990) and Esther Ulrikke Skar (née Johannessen, 1894–1988).[2] He died in 2012 and is buried in Oslo's Western Cemetery.[5][6]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ "Oslo Enterprise". Opera News. 25 (6): 29. December 17, 1960. Retrieved May 30, 2022. Gunnar Skar, the most promising of the younger Norwegian stage directors
  2. ^ a b c "Skjebringen Gunnar Skar". Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad. No. 144. June 10, 1967. p. 10. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Instruktøren Hunnar Skar i Hammerfest – Amatørteateret her på et meget høyt nivå". Finnmark Dagblad. No. 50. February 28, 1963. p. 8. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  4. ^ "Gunnar Skar". Nationaltheatret Arkiv. Nationaltheatret. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  5. ^ "Begravelser". Dagsavisen. No. 249. October 25, 2012. p. 41. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  6. ^ "Gunnar Julius Skar". Begravde i Oslo. Oslo kommune. Retrieved May 30, 2022.