Johanne Bruhn
Johanne Bruhn | |
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 Johanne Bruhn in Bolettes bryllupsferd in 1916 | |
| Born | Johanne Rosendahl 8 May 1890 Christiania, Norway |
| Died | 24 December 1921 (aged 31) |
| Other names | Johanne Bruhn-Johnsen |
| Years active | 1909–1921 |
| Relatives | Astrid Sommer (sister) |
Johanne Bruhn-Johnsen (8 May 1890 – 24 December 1921) was a Norwegian actress and was one of the leading actors at Det Norske Teatret.[1]
Early life and career
Johanne Rosendahl was born on 8 May 1890 in Christiania.[2][3][4] She was the older sister of actress Astrid Sommer.[1]
In 1909, Bruhn made her acting debut as Helga in Geografi og Kærlighed, then toured Denmark with the Bjørnson tour. Subsequently, she worked with the Olaus Olsens Selskap.[5] Afterwards, she was engaged by Det Norske Teatret, where she had success as Neger-Gurina in Ungen.[4] Bruhn also appeared in Lars Anders og Jan Anders at the same theatre in 1914.[6] For two seasons, from 1914 to 1916, she was engaged at Trondhjems Teater, but later returned to Det Norske Teatret.[2][7]
She had a small role as Øl-Ane in Oskar Braaten's Stor-Anders. Bruhn also had a small role in Eli Sjo by Olav Hoprekstad.[5] She also appeared in another Hoprekstad play, Bjørgedal, in November 1919, where she was praised for her role as Mildred Bjørge.[8] One of her most popular roles was in Brødrene Østermanns Huskors, which she performed over 300 times.[9][10] Bruhn portrayed Haldor's mother in Fante-Anne, the first film to be directed by a Norwegian in Norway based on a Norwegian and the first to feature professional actors.[11]
One of her last acting roles before her death was in Ludwig Thoma's Magdalena in March 1921.[12][13]
Personal life and death
Her first marriage was to Trondheim actor Birger Bruhn.[4] They had a daughter, Anne Marie Bruhn. Bruhn married for the second time in 1921 to journalist and editor Erling Johnsen, and later that same year, in December 1921, their son Helge Støp Johnsen was born.[10]
Bruhn died on 24 December 1921 at the age of 31 from puerperal fever due to the birth of their son.[5][7]
References
- ^ a b Brodal, Svein Erik. "Astrid Sommer". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Archived from the original on 5 January 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ a b "Johanne Bruhn". Dagsposten (in Norwegian). 27 December 1921. p. 3. Archived from the original on 5 January 2025. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
- ^ "Person: 001 Signora Johanne Bruhn". Digitalarkivet. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ^ a b c "Skuespillerinden fru Johanne Bruhn". Trondhjems Adresseavis (in Norwegian). Trøndelag, Trondheim. 27 December 1921. p. 2. Archived from the original on 19 January 2025. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
- ^ a b c "Fru Johanne Bruhn-Johnsen". Den 17de mai (in Norwegian). Oslo. 27 December 1921. p. 3.
- ^ "Det norske teatret". Indherredsposten (in Norwegian). Steinkjer. 8 July 1914. p. 3. Archived from the original on 2 June 2025. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
- ^ a b Ungen : av Oskar Braaten (in Norwegian Nynorsk). Oslo: Det Norske teatret. 1981. p. 22.
- ^ Sletbak, Nils, ed. (1963). Det Norske teatret : femti år 1913-1963 (in Norwegian Nynorsk). Oslo: Samlaget. p. 87. Archived from the original on 2025-01-19. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
- ^ "Dødsfall". Nord-Trøndelag (in Norwegian). Trøndelag, Trondheim. 29 December 1921. p. 2. Archived from the original on 19 January 2025. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ a b "Dødsfald". Aftenposten: Ukens nytt (in Norwegian). Oslo. 29 December 1921. p. 2. Archived from the original on 2 June 2025. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
- ^ Mladenova, Radmila (2022). The 'White' Mask and the 'Gypsy' Mask in Film. Heidelberg University Publishing. p. 233. ISBN 9783968221311.
- ^ "Det norske teatret. Ludwig Thoma: "Magdalena"". Social-Demokraten (in Norwegian). Oslo. 26 March 1921. p. 3. Archived from the original on 2 June 2025. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
- ^ Leinslie, Elisabeth. "Johanne Bruhn". SceneWeb. Archived from the original on 2 June 2025. Retrieved 10 April 2025.