Sverre Brandt (3 March 1880 – 16 July 1962) was a Norwegian theatre worker and playwright, born in
Trondheim
Trondheim ( , , ; ), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros, and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2022, it had a population of 212,660. Trondheim is the third most populous municipality in Norway, and is ...
. He is remembered for his children's play ''
Reisen til Julestjernen'' from 1924, which has been staged numerous times at theatres in Scandinavia, and also adapted into a film. He was financial manager at
Nationaltheatret
The National Theatre in Oslo () is one of Norway's largest and most prominent venues for performance of dramatic arts.
History
The theatre had its first performance on 1 September 1899 but can trace its origins to Christiania Theatre, which was ...
from 1919 to 1948.
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References
1880 births
1962 deaths
Writers from Trondheim
20th-century Norwegian dramatists and playwrights
Norwegian male dramatists and playwrights
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