Karl Holter

Karl Holter (June 30, 1885 – June 7, 1963)[2] was a Norwegian actor, writer, and Waffen--SS soldier.[3]

Karl Holter
Born(1885-06-30)June 30, 1885
Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway
DiedJune 7, 1963(1963-06-07) (aged 77)
Oslo, Norway
Resting placeVestre Gravlund[1]
OccupationActor
Spouses

Holter was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway.[3] He debuted in 1912 at the Central Theater and after that was mainly engaged with the Norwegian Theater until 1935.[3] He was also a journalist for the newspaper Stavanger Aftenblad from 1917 to 1920.[3]

Literary activity

In 1936, at age 51, Holter won the Norwegian part of an international novel competition with the story Skinnbrevet (The Parchment Letter).[4][5] This was also his debut as a writer.

In 1941, Holter became a member of Nasjonal Samling. The same year, he directed Henrik Ibsen's Ghosts for NRK's Radio Theater. In 1942 he volunteered for active front duty. After a short period of officer training, at age 57 Holter was sent to the Leningrad Front from October 1942 to March 1943 as a war correspondent.[6]

Holter was considered a prominent author in Nasjonal Samling circles, and he became one of Gyldendal's most published authors while the publisher was led by Tore Hamsun.[7]

After the war, Holter was convicted of treason and sentenced to three years and three months of forced labor and limited loss of rights.[8] After serving his sentence, Holter did not return as an actor, but he continued to write and published five books. Among these was Frontkjempere (Front-Line Soldiers, 1951), a description of experiences at the Leningrad Front.

Bibliography
  • 1936: Skinnbrevet
  • 1940: Kleivdøler
  • 1944: I veideskog: Jaktminner
  • 1948: Bliss
  • 1951: Frontkjempere
  • 1953: Terkel
  • 1956: Gode makter

Filmography

References
  1. "Bisettelser og begravelser". Arbeiderbladet. No. 134. June 14, 1963. p. 15. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  2. Dale, Johannes Andreasson (1964). Nynorsk dramatikk i hundre år. Oslo: Norske Samlaget. p. 145.
  3. "Karl Holter in memoriam" (PDF). Folk og land. No. 18. June 15, 1963. pp. 3, 7. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  4. "Bøker. Den store romankonkurranse". Hadeland. No. 136. November 12, 1936. p. 4. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  5. "Av årets bedre bøker". Halden Arbeiderblad. No. 299. December 22, 1936. p. 6. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  6. Gustav Berg-Jæger (1943). "Ivar Sæter – Karl Holter". Nasjonalsosialister i norsk diktning: 1. samling: foredrag holdt i Norsk Rikskringkasting vinteren 1942–1943. Oslo: NRK i kommisjon hos J. M. Stenersen forlag. p. 42.
  7. Dahl, Hans Fredrik (1995). Norsk krigsleksikon 1940–45. Oslo: Cappelen. p. 182.
  8. "Karl Holter fikk 3 år og 3 måneder". Arbeiderbladet. No. 55. March 6, 1946. p. 10. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
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