Anders Wilhelm Sandberg (22 May 1887 – 27 March 1938) was a Danish

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and

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Early life

Sandberg was born 22 May 1887 in

Viborg, Denmark Viborg (), a city in central Jutland, Denmark, is the capital of both Viborg municipality and Region Midtjylland. Viborg is also the seat of the Western High Court, the High Court for the Jutland peninsula. Viborg Municipality is the second-larg ...

, the son of Otto Carl Sandberg, a merchant and his wife Anna Mathilde Wilian. He was educated as a bookhandler and then worked as a journalist and photographer for the weekly magazine ''Verdensspejlet'' (English: ''World's Mirror'').

Career

Sandberg began in 1914 as a cinematographer and director for

Nordisk Film Nordisk Film A/S (lit. "Nordic Film") is a Danish entertainment company established in 1906 in Copenhagen by filmmaker Ole Olsen. It is the fourth-oldest film studio in the world behind the Gaumont Film Company, Pathé, and Titanu ...

. After directing a series of low-budget comedies, he directed his most acclaimed work: 1917's ''Klovnen'' (''The Clown'') starring

Valdemar Psilander Valdemar Einar Psilander (9 May 1884 – 6 March 1917) was a Danish silent film actor, who was the highest-paid performer of his period and received critical acclaim as the greatest male lead during the golden era of Danish cinema. Biography Ear ...

. The film's premiere two months after Psilander's sudden death created a media sensation which launched Sandberg's career. Between 1918 and 1927, Sandberg was the film company's leading director and succeeded

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as Nordisk's artistic director. During that period, his reputation was cemented by adaptations of

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novels: ''

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'' (1921), ''

Great Expectations ''Great Expectations'' is the thirteenth novel by Charles Dickens and his penultimate completed novel. It depicts the education of an orphan nicknamed Pip (Great Expectations), Pip (the book is a ''bildungsroman''; a coming-of-age story). It ...

'' (1922), ''

David Copperfield ''David Copperfield'' Dickens invented over 14 variations of the title for this work, see is a novel in the bildungsroman genre by Charles Dickens, narrated by the eponymous David Copperfield, detailing his adventures in his journey from inf ...

'' (1922) and ''

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'' (1924). He produced 58 films of which he wrote 19. In 1926, Sandberg directed a remake of ''Kloven'' starring

Gösta Ekman Hans Gösta Gustaf Ekman (; 28 July 1939 – 1 April 2017) was a Swedish actor, comedian, and director. Career Ekman was born in Stockholm, Sweden, and was the son of the director Hasse Ekman and Agneta (née Wrangel). Ekman represented ...

and

Karina Bell Karina Bell ( – ) was a Danish film actress.Glavin p.211 Selected filmography * ''David Copperfield'' (1922) * ''Little Dorrit'' (1924) * ''Mists of the Past'' (1925) * '' The Clown'' (1926) * '' The Last Night'' (1928) * ''Phantoms of Happine ...

. Following the switch to sound films in the 1930s, Sandberg restricted his film work to documentaries.Marguerite Engberg: AW Sandberg in Danish Biographical Lexicon , 3rd ed., Gyldendal 1979-84. Retrieved 5 July 2017 from http://denstoredanske.dk/index.php?sideId=296867

Personal life

Sandberg was married to the actress

Karen Kragh Møller Karen Caspersen (20 August 1890 – 14 May 1941) was a Danish actress. She appeared in more than 30 films between 1910 and 1939. She was credited as Karen Sandberg in the Danish version of ''Blind Justice'' (1916), as well as Katherine Sande ...

from 1911 to 1916. In 1916, he married the actress Else Frölich. He was married a third time in 1935 to the German actress

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. Sandberg died 27 March 1938 while on vacation in

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, Germany. He was the father of Danish

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Selected filmography

* ''

Millionærdrengen ''Millionærdrengen'' is a 1936 Danish family film directed by A. W. Sandberg starring Karen Caspersen. Cast * Karen Caspersen as Tante Fanny Rowly *Sigurd Langberg as Formynder Mickens *Peter Malberg as Major Plummer * Tove Arni as Dolly Plu ...

'' (1936) * '' 7-9-13'' (1934) * ''

5 raske piger ''5 raske piger'' is a 1933 Danish comedy film directed by A. W. Sandberg and starring Karina Bell. Cast * Karina Bell as Annie From * Marguerite Viby as Karin From * Tove Wallenstrøm as Grace From * Nanna Stenersen as Irene From * Vesla ...

'' (1933) * ''

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'' (1931) * '' The Last Night'' (1928) * '' The Clown'' (1926) * '' Maharajahens Yndlingshustru'' (1926) * ''

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'' (1925) * ''

'' (1924) * '' Wienerbarnet'' (1924) * '' Kan Kvinder fejle?'' (1924) * ''

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'' (1924) * '' Kærligheds-Øen'' (1924) * '' Morænen'' (1924) * '' Lasse Månsson fra Skaane'' (1923) * '' Nedbrudte Nerver'' (1923) * ''

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'' (1923) * ''

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'' (1923) * '' Pigen fra Sydhavsøen'' (1922) * ''

'' (1922) * ''

'' (1922) * '' Vor fælles Ven'' (1921) * '' Kan disse Øjne lyve?'' (1921) * '' Stodderprinsessen'' (1920) * '' Kærlighedsvalsen'' (1920) * '' Det døde Skib'' (1920) * '' Kærlighedsleg'' (1919) * '' Solskinsbørnene'' (1919) * '' Kærlighedens Almagt'' (1919) * '' Rytterstatuen'' (1919) * ''

The Mysterious Footprints ''The Mysterious Footprints'' (Danish: ''De mystiske fodspor'') is a 1918 Danish silent film directed by A.W. Sandberg and starring Carl Brisson.Engberg p.77 Cast * Carl Brisson as Erik * Anton De Verdier as Carl * Else Frölich as Marion ...

'' (1918) * '' Manden med Arret'' (1918) * '' En Kunstners Kærlighed'' (1918) * ''

Klovnen ''The Clown'' (Danish: ''Klovnen'') is a 1926 Danish silent drama film directed by A.W. Sandberg and starring Gösta Ekman, Karina Bell and Maurice de Féraudy. It is a remake of a 1917 film of the same title, also directed by Sandberg.Thorsen p.1 ...

'' (1917)

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