Gunnar Skar

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Gunnar Skar
Born(1923-07-05)July 5, 1923
DiedOctober 12, 2012(2012-10-12) (aged 89)
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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

References[edit]

  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.

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