Egil Hjorth-Jenssen

Egil Hjorth-Jenssen (1893 – 1969) was a Norwegian actor and theatre director. He made his stage debut in 1914 at Stavanger Teater, and later played at several Oslo theatres, including at Nationaltheatret from 1934 to 1937. He chaired the Norwegian Actors' Equity Association from 1932 to 1939, and served as theatre director of Den Nationale Scene in Bergen from 1939 to 1946.^[1]^[2]

References

^ "Egil Hjorth-Jenssen" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/Egil_Hjorth-Jenssen. Retrieved 2 June 2010.
^ Berg, Thoralf. "Egil Hjorth-Jenssen". In Helle, Knut (in Norwegian). Norsk biografisk leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Egil_Hjorth-Jenssen/utdypning. Retrieved 2 June 2010.

Cultural offices
Preceded by Hans Jacob Nilsen	Director of the Den Nationale Scene 1939–1946	Succeeded by Stein Bugge

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Name	Hjorth-Jenssen, Egil
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Date of birth	1893
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Date of death	1969
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