Adam Eriksen

Adam Emanuel Eriksen (September 17, 1852 – July 19, 1931)[1] was a Norwegian painter, photographer, film director, and screenwriter.

Adam Eriksen
Born(1852-09-17)September 17, 1852
Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway
DiedJuly 17, 1931(1931-07-17) (aged 78)
Stabekk, Norway
Resting placeOur Savior's Cemetery, Oslo, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
Occupation(s)Painter, photographer, director, and screenwriter
RelativesAlfred Eriksen, Solvejg Eriksen

Family

Eriksen was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), the son of the watchmaker Henrik Erichsen (1825–1870) and Emilie Kathrine Christoffersen (1825–1902). He was the brother of the politician, newspaper editor, and writer Alfred Eriksen and the uncle of the journalist and author Solvejg Eriksen. He married Olea Pedersen in 1880.[2][3]

Career

For a while, Eriksen operated the Cordial Cinema in Kristiania (now Oslo). In 1912 he directed the film Anny – en gatepiges roman, which he also wrote the screenplay for.[4][5] This was his only film.

Eriksen died in Stabekk in 1931,[6] and he was buried at Our Savior's Cemetery in Oslo.[7]

Filmography

References
  1. "Statistisk Sentralbyrå, Folkemengdens bevegelse (Serie FB) 1931, nr. 8: Oslo". Digitalarkivet. Arkivverket. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  2. "Ministerialbok for Grønland prestegjeld 1877–1886 (0301M5)". Digitalarkivet. Arkivverket. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  3. "Norway Church Books, 1815–1930", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:683C-WXTR : 3 August 2022), Adam Emanuel Eriksen, 1880.
  4. "Anny: en gatepiges roman". Norsk filmografi. Nasjonalbiblioteket. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  5. Krawc, Alfred (1986). International Directory of Cinematographers, Set- and Costume Designers in Film: Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden (from the Beginnings to 1984). Munich: Saur. p. 252.
  6. "Kunstmaler Adam Eriksen". Aftenposten. No. 358. July 20, 1931. p. 5. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  7. "Begravelser torsdag". Morgenbladet. No. 226. July 23, 1931. p. 4. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  8. "Drankerens Datter Anny". Arbeidet. No. 344. December 17, 1913. p. 3. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
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