Jonas Brunvoll, Jr.

Jonas Brunvoll (3 August 1920 – 27 November 1982) was a Norwegian opera singer and actor.

Personal life

Brunvoll was born in Bærum; the son of Jonas Brunvoll and Kirsten Sørsdal, and was a brother of Gunnar Brunvoll.[1][2]

During the Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany he was involved in civil resistance. He was first arrested in October 1941, and held at Bredtveit Prison for a short period. He was then arrested in January 1942 and held at Møllergata 19 until 4 March, when he was incarcerated at Grini until 20 March, and then transferred to the Sachsenhausen concentration camp in Germany.[3][4] In the memoir book 3 fra Sachsenhausen fellow prisoner and newspaper editor Olav Larssen recalls cultural activities in the camp, and mentions that Brunvoll would sing in such a way that prisoners forgot their surroundings, both at Grini and Sachsenhausen.[5] His parents were also sent to German concentration camps, his mother to Ravensbrück and Auschwitz, and his father to Sachsenhausen.[4][6]

Career

Brunvoll made his stage debut in 1949.[1] His debut concert was attended by the Prime Minister of Norway, Einar Gerhardsen (and his wife) and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Halvard Lange. Both Gerhardsen and Lange were fellow prisoners from Sachsenhausen.[2] From 1950 to 1958, he was artistic director at Norsk Operaselskap, which he had co-founded together with his brother in 1949. He was assigned at Den Norske Opera from 1959, and worked as actor at Riksteatret from 1972.[1] He participated in several films, including Døden i gatene from 1970, Rallarblod from 1979 and Arven from 1979, where he played "The Priest". He also participated in the 1972 TV production Fjeldeventyret for Fjernsynsteatret, where he played the role of a district sheriff.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Jonas Brunvoll". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  2. 1 2 Simensen, Bjørn. "Gunnar Brunvoll". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  3. ↑ Gjertsen, Børre G., ed. (1946). "1685. Brunvoll, Jonas". Norsk fangeleksikon. Grinifangene (in Norwegian). Oslo: Cappelen.
  4. 1 2 Ottosen, Kristian, ed. (2004) [1995]. Nordmenn i fangenskap 1940–1945 (2 ed.). Oslo: Universitetsforlaget. p. 151.
  5. ↑ Larssen, Olav. "Blant landsmenn i Sachsenhausen". 3 fra Sachsenhausen (in Norwegian). Oslo: Johan Grundt Tanum. p. 172.
  6. ↑ Christensen, Trygve (1995). Bærum og krigen 1940–1945 (in Norwegian). Bæeum: Bærum Bibliotek. p. 104–107. ISBN 82-991713-5-0.
  7. ↑ "Jonas Brunvoll". IMDb.com. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
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