Karl Holter

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Karl Holter
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Born(1885-06-30)June 30, 1885
Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway
DiedJune 7, 1963(1963-06-07) (aged 77)
Oslo, Norway
Resting place Vestre Gravlund [1]
OccupationActor
Spouses

Karl Holter (June 30, 1885 – June 7, 1963) [2] was a Norwegian actor, writer, and Waffen-SS soldier. [3]

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Holter was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. [3] He debuted in 1912 at the Central Theater and after that was mainly engaged with the Norwegian Theater until 1935. [3] He was also a journalist for the newspaper Stavanger Aftenblad from 1917 to 1920. [3]

Literary activity

In 1936, at age 51, Holter won the Norwegian part of an international novel competition with the story Skinnbrevet (The Parchment Letter). [4] [5] This was also his debut as a writer.

In 1941, Holter became a member of Nasjonal Samling. The same year, he directed Henrik Ibsen's Ghosts for NRK's Radio Theater. In 1942 he volunteered for active front duty. After a short period of officer training, at age 57 Holter was sent to the Leningrad Front from October 1942 to March 1943 as a war correspondent. [6]

Holter was considered a prominent author in Nasjonal Samling circles, and he became one of Gyldendal's most published authors while the publisher was led by Tore Hamsun. [7]

After the war, Holter was convicted of treason and sentenced to three years and three months of forced labor and limited loss of rights. [8] After serving his sentence, Holter did not return as an actor, but he continued to write and published five books. Among these was Frontkjempere (Front-Line Soldiers, 1951), a description of experiences at the Leningrad Front.

Death

he died on June 7, 1963 at age 78 in Olso, Norway

Bibliography

Filmography

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References

  1. ↑ "Bisettelser og begravelser". Arbeiderbladet. No. 134. June 14, 1963. p. 15. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  2. ↑ Dale, Johannes Andreasson (1964). Nynorsk dramatikk i hundre år. Oslo: Norske Samlaget. p. 145.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Karl Holter in memoriam" (PDF). Folk og land. No. 18. June 15, 1963. pp. 3, 7. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Bøker. Den store romankonkurranse". Hadeland. No. 136. November 12, 1936. p. 4. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Av årets bedre bøker". Halden Arbeiderblad. No. 299. December 22, 1936. p. 6. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  6. ↑ Gustav Berg-Jæger (1943). "Ivar Sæter – Karl Holter". Nasjonalsosialister i norsk diktning: 1. samling: foredrag holdt i Norsk Rikskringkasting vinteren 1942–1943. Oslo: NRK i kommisjon hos J. M. Stenersen forlag. p. 42.
  7. ↑ Dahl, Hans Fredrik (1995). Norsk krigsleksikon 1940–45. Oslo: Cappelen. p. 182.
  8. ↑ "Karl Holter fikk 3 år og 3 måneder". Arbeiderbladet. No. 55. March 6, 1946. p. 10. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
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