Alfred Gjems Selmer
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| Born | June 4, 1893 |
| Died | January 30, 1919 (aged 25) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse | Liv Uchermann Selmer |
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| Relatives | Tordis Gjems Selmer, Lillemor von Hanno |
Alfred Jørgen Gjems Selmer (June 4, 1893 – January 30, 1919) was a Norwegian actor.[1][2]
Selmer was born in Balsfjord Municipality in Troms county, Norway, the son of the district physician Alfred Selmer and the actress and writer Ågot Gjems Selmer. One of his sisters was the singer Tordis Gjems Selmer, and another was the actress and writer Lillemor von Hanno. Selmer was married to the actress Liv Uchermann Selmer.[3]
In 1918, Selmer played Erhart Borkman in a production of Henrik Ibsen's John Gabriel Borkman at the National Theater in Bergen.[1]
Selmer died of the Spanish flu in 1919.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Alfred Gjems-Selmer". Bergens Annonce Tidende. No. 26. January 31, 1919. p. 2. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- ^ Aarseth, Asbjørn (1969). Den Nationale scene 1901–31. Oslo: Gyldendal. p. 292.
- ^ a b "Malerdatteren som ikke kunne tegne et eple men som ble skuespillerinne". Tønsbergs Blad. December 23, 1972. p. 10. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- ^ Øisang, Ole (1941). Teater i Trondheim gjennom 125 år. Trondheim: Brun.