Gunnar Carl Andreas Olram (19 December 1908 – 12 January 2001) was a Norwegian actor and stage instructor.
Early life
Olram was born in
Halden
Halden (), between 1665 and 1928 known as Fredrikshald, is both a List of cities in Norway, town and a Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Østfold Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The municipality borders Sarpsborg to the northwest, R ...
on 19 December 1908.
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Professional career
He made his stage debut at Centralteatret
Centralteatret (); (full name: Oslo Nye Centralteatret) is a theatre on Akersgata, in the city centre of Oslo, Norway.
Centralteatret was established by the husband-and-wife acting team of Johan Fahlstrøm and Alma Fahlstrøm, in 1897. The thea ...
in 1930. From 1931 to 1934, he worked at Oscarsteatern
Oscarsteatern (English language, English: Oscar Theatre), also known simply as Oscars, is one of Stockholm's private theatres and is the best-known musical theatre in Sweden. It is located at Kungsgatan (Stockholm), Kungsgatan 63 in central Stock ...
, and from 1934 to 1944, he was back at Centralteatret. From 1945 to 1950, he was assigned at Studioteatret, and later at Folketeatret, Oslo Nye Teater
Oslo Nye Teater is a theater in Oslo, Norway. Its main venue is located at Rosenkrantz' gate 10, and the company is wholly owned by Oslo Municipality.
History
The establishment opened as Det Nye Teater
Det Nye Teater was a theatre that ope ...
and 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 ...
. Among his stage productions was Nils Kjær's play ''Det lykkelige valg''.Norwegian Actors' Equity Association
The Norwegian Actors' Equity Association () is an association of Norwegian actors. Its main purpose is to improve actors' working conditions and to protect the artistic, judicial and financial interests of actors in Norway. The association was est ...
from 1962 to 1964.Oslo
Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022 ...
on 12 January 2001, at the age of 92.[
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1908 births
2001 deaths
People from Halden
Norwegian male stage actors
Norwegian male film actors
Norwegian male television actors
Norwegian expatriates in Sweden
20th-century Norwegian male actors
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