Hjalmar Fries

Hjalmar Fries
Born(1891-04-16)April 16, 1891
Kristiania, Norway
DiedDecember 14, 1973(1973-12-14) (aged 82)
OccupationActor
Years active1922–1966
ChildrenGretelill Fries
RelativesHarald Schwenzen, Per Schwenzen

Hjalmar Fries Schwenzen (April 16, 1891 – December 14, 1973) was a Norwegian actor and theater director.[1] He had his film debut in Pan in 1922.[2][3]

Fries was employed at the National Theater in the 1920s, and he was the theater director at the Oslo New Theater from 1934 to 1935.

Hjalmar Fries was the brother of the actor Harald Schwenzen and screenwriter Per Schwenzen, and the father of the actress Gretelill Fries.

  1. ^ Aarseth, Asbjørn; Wiers-Jenssen, Hans (1969). Den Nationale scene 1901–31. Oslo: Gyldendal. p. 302.
  2. ^ Cowie, Peter (1992). Cinema Des Pays Nordiques. London: Tantivy Press. p. 201.
  3. ^ Hamsun, Knut (1999). Knut Hamsuns brev, vol. 5. Oslo: Gyldendal. p. 225.