Poul Bang (17 February 1905 – 6 July 1967) was a Danish

film producer A film producer is a person who oversees film production. Either employed by a production company or working independently, producers plan and coordinate various aspects of film production, such as selecting the script, coordinating writing, di ...

and director. He produced 24 films between 1950 and 1967. He also directed 23 films between 1943 and 1963.

Life

He was the son of Camillo Cavour Bang (1861–1949) and Augusta Pouline Boas (1868–1919). His brother Peter Boas Bang, five years older, was founder and co-owner of

Bang & Olufsen Bang & Olufsen (B&O) is a Danish high-end consumer electronics company that designs and manufactures audio products, television sets, and telephones. It was founded in 1925 by Peter Bang and Svend Olufsen, who designed a radio to work with al ...

, where his father was for a time chairman of the board. Bang was trained as an engineer and started working as a

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at Fotorama in 1932. He later worked at

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and ASA Film before becoming production manager, instructor and director at

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. He was also a teacher at the film school. On 21 June 1930 Bang married Ebba Charlotte Valeur (1907-65), with whom he had four children: Lise, Mette, Niels, and Anne. At Saga Studio in 1943 he met the young photographer

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; they were married on 10 May 1967. Bang died in 1967 during the filming of in Austria. He is buried at Bispebjerg Cemetery.

Filmography

References

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* * * 1905 births 1967 deaths Film directors from Copenhagen Danish film producers {{Denmark-film-director-stub