Louis H. Chrispijn

Louis H. Chrispijn, Sr. (13 May 1854, in Amsterdam – 1 November 1926, in Amsterdam) was a Dutch actor, writer, and director of both theatre and films.[1] Together with M.H. Laddé, Willy Mullens, Maurits Binger, and Theo Frenkel, he was one of the pioneers of early Dutch cinema.[2]

Louis Chrispijn sr.
Born
Louis Hermanus Chrispijn

13 May 1854
Died1 November 1926(1926-11-01) (aged 72)
Years active1913–1915
SpouseChristine van Meeteren (1905-1916)

He and his wife, actress Christine van Meeteren, married in 1905 and toured the Dutch East Indies together through 1908.[3] They were invited by Binger to join his troupe at Filmfabriek Hollandia; van Meeteren acted alongside Annie Bos in a number of comedic films about Zeeland girls, Mijntje en Trijntje. Chrispijn became Hollandia's first permanent director in 1915. He and van Meeteren divorced the following year.

Movies (as director)

References

  1. Abel, Richard (2005). Encyclopedia of Early Cinema. Taylor & Francis. pp. 471–472. ISBN 978-0-415-23440-5.
  2. "Louis H. Chrispijn Senior". DEV EYE Filmdatabase. 2011-04-12. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
  3. "Christine Chrispijn – van Meeteren". DEV EYE Filmdatabase. 2011-04-12. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
  4. Houten, Theodore van (1992). Silent Cinema Music in the Netherlands: The Eyl/Van Houten Collection of Film and Cinema Music in the Nederlands Filmmuseum. F. Knuf Publishers. p. 16. ISBN 978-90-6027-629-7.
  5. Cowie, Peter (1979). Dutch Cinema: An Illustrated History. Tantivy Press. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-498-02425-2.


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