Alfred Maurstad

Norwegian actor and director (1896–1967)

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Alfred Jentoft Maurstad (26 July 1896 – 5 September 1967) was a Norwegian actor, movie director and theatre manager.^[1]

Biography

Alfred Jentoft Maurstad was born at Bryggja in Davik (now Vågsøy) in Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. He was the son of Brynnel Maurstad (1859–1943) and Lovise Marie Brølos (1867–1943). Maurstad attended a military academy in Bergen (Bergenske Brigades Underoffiserskole). During his teenage years he performed in several concerts in the district of Nordfjord, playing on his Hardanger fiddle. He moved to Kristiania and debuted in 1921 at Det Norske Teatret. He began working at the Nationaltheatret in 1930. He was the theatre manager at Trøndelag Theater from 1945 to 1950. Maurstad played main parts in several films including Fant (1937), Gjest Baardsen (1939), Tørres Snørtevold (1940) and Trysil-Knut (1942).^[2] ^[3] ^[4]^[5] He was a member of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights.^[6]

Personal life

He was married twice; first in 1925 to Tordis Elfrida Witzøe (they divorced in 1943) and second in 1956 to Gro Scott-Ruud. His daughter Mari Maurstad (born 1957) and son Toralv Maurstad (born 1926) are both actors. He was also the father-in-law of actress Beate Eriksen, his son's third wife.^[7]^[8]^[9]

Filmography

Actor

1926 – Brudeferden i Hardanger
1932 – Fantegutten
1934 – Liv
1935 – Samhold må til
1937 – Fant
1938 – Vingar kring fyren (in Swedish)
1939 – Gjest Baardsen
1940 – Bastard
1940 – Tørres Snørtevold
1941 – Hansen og Hansen
1942 – Trysil-Knut
1948 – Jørund Smed
1951 – Ørnedalen (Valley of the Eagles)
1951 – Ukjent mann
1958 – Laila (in Swedish and German)
1958 – Ut av mørket
1960 – Det store varpet

Director

1941 – Hansen og Hansen
1942 – En herre med bart

Screenwriter

1935 – Samhold må til
1941 – Hansen og Hansen

Musician

1939 – Gjest Baardsen

References

^ "Alfred Jentoft Maurstad". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
^ "Bergenske Brigades Underoffisersskole, Sverresborg". Universitetsbiblioteket i Bergen. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
^ "Mari Maurstad". Nynorsk kultursentrum. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
^ Svend Erik Løken Larsen. "Alfred Maurstad". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
^ "Alfred Maurstad". Sceneweb. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
^ "Upprop". Norsk Tidend. 5 May 1936.
^ "Tordis Maurstad". lokalhistoriewiki.no. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
^ Lillian Bikset. "Mari Maurstad". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
^ Lillian Bikset. "Toralv Maurstad". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 1 March 2018.