Gunvor Hall (November 26, 1908 – November 19, 1961) was a

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actress. Hall was born in

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(now Oslo), the daughter of the wholesaler Vegard Hall (1876–1928) and Anna Homble (1882–1910). She performed at the Oslo New Theater from 1929 to 1957. She also worked as a film actress, and she debuted in 1939 in

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's film '' Gryr i Norden'' (Dawn in the North). She appeared in five films from 1939 to 1958. Hall married the actor

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in 1934. She married a second time in 1942, to the singer, theater manager, and poet

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Filmography

* 1939: '' Gryr i Norden'' * 1942: ''

En herre med bart ''En herre med bart'' ( en, A Gentleman with a Moustache}) is a 1942 Norwegian comedy film directed by Alfred Maurstad, based on a play by Finn Bø, and starring Per Aabel and Wenche Foss. Attorney Ole Grong (Aabel) and his wife Cecilie (Fos ...

'' * 1942: '' Jeg drepte!'' * 1944: ''

Kommer du, Elsa? ''Kommer du, Elsa?'' (Are You Coming, Elsa?) is a Norwegian drama film from 1944 directed by Toralf Sandø. The script was written by Sandø and Victor Borg, and it is based on Borg's play ''Kommer du, Elsa?'' The cast includes Aase Bye, Erling ...

'' * 1951: ''

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'' (dubbed into Norwegian as ''Alice i Eventyrland''), narrator * 1958: ''

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hall, Gunvor 20th-century Norwegian actresses 1908 births 1961 deaths