Olaf Kronstad (born Olav Hansen, December 2, 1892 – July 14, 1939)[1][2] was a Norwegian stage and film actor.[3][4]
Life
Olaf Kronstad was born Olaf Hansen in Årstad, the son of the tanner Ludvig Hansen (later Øvrebø) and his wife Johanne.[5] Kronstad married the actress Botten Soot in 1924.[6][7][8] He married the Red Cross nurse Gunvor Tønseth (1907–1983)[9] in 1939.[10][11]
Career
Kronstad made his stage debut in 1918 in the cabaret production Chat Noir i Bergen.[12] He appeared as Touffleux in René Mercier's operetta Benjamin at the Mayol Theater in 1925.[13] He also performed at the Chat Noir cabaret and revue theater[14] and at the New Theater in Oslo.[14] In 1934 he appeared in the film Op med hodet![15]
^"Dødsfall". Arbeiderbladet. No. 142. June 24, 1983. p. 25. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
^Studentene fra 1927: biografiske opplysninger, statistikk og artikler samlet til 25 års jubileet 1952. Oslo: Bokkomiteen for studentene fra 1927. 1952. p. 248.
^"Naven og dag". Porsgrunns Dagblad. No. 9. January 11, 1939. p. 2. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
^"Chat Noir i Bergen". Sceneweb. Oslo: Danse- og teatersentrum. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
^"Benjamin". Sceneweb. Oslo: Danse- og teatersentrum. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
^ ab"Olaf Kronstad død". Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad. No. 110. July 15, 1939. p. 3. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
^"Op med hodet!". Norsk filmografi. Nasjonalbiblioteket. Retrieved May 22, 2023.