John W. Brunius

John W. Brunius
John Brunius and his daughter Anne-Marie.
Born
John Wilhelm Brunius

(1884-12-26)26 December 1884
Stockholm, Sweden
Died16 December 1937(1937-12-16) (aged 52)
Stockholm, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Occupation(s)Actor, scriptwriter, film director
Years active1904–1937
SpousePauline Brunius
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(m. 1909⁠–⁠1935)​
ChildrenAnne-Marie Brunius
Palle Brunius

John Wilhelm Brunius (26 December 1884 – 16 December 1937) was a Swedish actor, scriptwriter and film director. [1]

Biography

In 1902, he became a student at the Royal Dramatic Theatre. After studying abroad, he was employed at the Dramaten in 1905. He was engaged by Albert Ranft as an actor at the Svenska teatern in Stockholm in 1907 where he remained until 1925. With spouse Pauline Brunius and colleague, Gösta Ekman (senior), he was the managing director of the theatre Oscarsteatern from 1926 to 1932. From 1935 to 1937 he was employed by the Göteborgs Stadsteater in Gothenburg.[2]

He was married from 1909 to 1935 to actress Pauline Brunius. He was the father of actress Anne-Marie Brunius and actor Palle Brunius.[3][4][5]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ "John W. Brunius". IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  2. ^ "John W. Brunius". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  3. ^ "Pauline Brunius". Svensk Filmdatabas. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  4. ^ "Anne-Marie Brunius". Svensk Filmdatabas. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  5. ^ "Palle Brunius". Svensk Filmdatabas. Retrieved May 1, 2020.