Harry Ivarson (September 7, 1892 – 1967) was a Norwegian film director and screenwriter. Ivarson was born in Chicago, the son of the actor William Ivarson and actress Anna Ivarson. In addition to Harry, the couple had a son Wictor (born in 1893) and a daughter Borghild (born in 1895). In 1910 the family lived in Årstad. Ivarson studied film in the United States and Germany. He debuted as a director and screenwriter in Germany in 1923 with the film ''Wenn Männer richten'' under the pseudonym Harry Williams. He continued his career in Norway with the films '' Til sæters'' (1924), '' Fager er lien'' (1925), '' Simen Mustrøens besynderlige opplevelser'' (1926), ''

Madame besøker Oslo ''Madame besøker Oslo'' (Madame Visits Oslo) is a Norwegian silent film from 1927. The original screenplay was written by Alf Rød, but the film was produced based on a version of the screenplay reworked by Harry Ivarson and Gurly Drangsholt ...

'' (1927), and ''

Den glade enke i Trangvik ''Den glade enke i Trangvik'' (English language, English: ''The Merry Widow of Trangvik'') is a 1927 Norway, Norwegian silent film, silent drama film directed by Harry Ivarson. The movie is based on the content of Jacob Hilditch's satirical news ...

'' (1927), which was his last silent film. In the 1930s, Ivarson switched to

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s, and together with

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he directed ''

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'' in 1933. He directed his last film in 1943, the documentary ''

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''. Ivarson was the head of the

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office in Bergen during the Second World War.

Filmography

Director

* 1923: ''Wenn Männer richten'' * 1924: '' Til sæters'' * 1925: '' Fager er lien'' * 1926: '' Simen Mustrøens besynderlige opplevelser'' * 1927: ''

'' * 1927: ''

'' * 1933: ''

'' * 1943: ''

Screenwriter

* 1923: ''Wenn Männer richten'' * 1924: '' Til sæters'' * 1925: '' Fager er lien'' * 1926: '' Simen Mustrøens besynderlige opplevelser'' * 1927: ''

'' * 1927: ''

'' * 1933: ''

'' * 1943: ''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ivarson, Harry Norwegian film directors Male screenwriters Film directors from Illinois 1892 births 1967 deaths 20th-century Norwegian screenwriters