Alf Simon Fougner Hartmann (September 25, 1915 – March 21, 2004) was a Norwegian journalist and screenwriter.
Alf Hartmann | |
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| Born | September 25, 1915 |
| Died | March 21, 2004 (aged 88) Oslo, Norway |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist and screenwriter |
| Relatives | Christian Hartmann |
Hartmann was from Hvalstad near Asker, and he received his candidatus philologiæ degree in 1941. Aside from working for Morgenbladet from 1950 to 1952 in London and Dagbladet from 1952 to 1956 in Paris, Hartmann worked for Verdens Gang from 1945 onward, for which he wrote over ten thousand short articles signed Scorpio.[1][2]
He wrote revue texts from 1930 onward, including for Arvid Nilssen, whom he himself discovered in a local revue in 1934.[3][4] Later he wrote for Jens Book-Jenssen, Lalla Carlsen, Per Aabel, and Leif Juster, artists at Chat Noir (1946–50, 1955–) and the Edderkoppen Theater. Hartmann wrote the script for I offisielle kretser, performed at the New Theater in 1954.[5]
Family edit
Alf Hartmann was the son of the schoolmaster Johannes Marius Hartmann (1869–1946) and Astrid Magnus (1884–1967). His brother Christian Hartmann (1910–1985) was a composer.[6][7] In 1941, Hartmann married Berit Jensen (1919–2003).[8]
References edit
- ^ Hartman, Alf (1964). Nei-nå for tiden!. Oslo: Aschehoug.
- ^ "Alf Hartmann er død". Verdens Gang. March 25, 2004. p. 53.
- ^ Nilsen, Karl (1986). "Oppsnappede revyminner fra Asker i 1930-årene". Vest for byen. 6 (27): 312.
- ^ "Scorpio runder 75". Verdens Gang. September 22, 1990.
- ^ "I offisielle kretser". Sceneweb. Nasjonalt Scenekunstarkiv. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
- ^ Klouman, Carsten. "Christian Hartmann". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ^ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Christian Hartmann". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ^ Studentene fra 1934: biografiske opplysninger, statistikk og artikler samlet til 25 års jubileet 1959. Oslo: Bokkomiteen for studentene fra 1934. 1959.
External links edit
- Alf Hartmann at IMDb
- Alf Hartmann at Sceneweb
- Alf Hartmann at the National Theater