# Frits von der Lippe

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Norwegian journalist and theater critic

Frits von der Lippe Born (1901-06-01)1 June 1901 Bergen Died 5 September 1988(1988-09-05) (aged 87) Occupations Journalist, theatre critic and theatre director Relatives Jens von der Lippe (brother) Awards Arts Council Norway Honorary Award (1968)

**Frits von der Lippe** (1 June 1901 – 5 September 1988) was a Norwegian journalist and theater critic. He served as Director of [Riksteatret](/source/Riksteatret) in Oslo from 1949–1968.[1]

## Biography

Von der Lippe was born in [Bergen](/source/Bergen), Norway. His parents were Jakob von der Lippe (1870–1954) and Hanna Castberg (1872–1926). His brother [Jens von der Lippe](/source/Jens_von_der_Lippe) (1911–1990) was a ceramist, non-fiction writer and educator. He grew up in Kristiania (now [Oslo](/source/Oslo)) where he took his [examen artium](/source/Examen_artium) in 1919. He worked the next year as a teacher at Boen near [Kristiansand](/source/Kristiansand). He then started a career in journalism. He was employed at *Tidens Tegn* from 1920–21 and then at *[Morgenposten](/source/Morgenposten)* where he was a theater critic until 1930.[2] From 1930 to 1949, he worked as Deputy Secretary for [Gyldendal Norsk Forlag](/source/Gyldendal_Norsk_Forlag). During the [Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany](/source/Occupation_of_Norway_by_Nazi_Germany), publishing director [Harald Grieg](/source/Harald_Grieg) was under arrest from 1941-42. Von der Lippe attended to the interests of the publisher during that period.[3]

In parallel with the publishing activities after [World War II](/source/World_War_II), von der Lippe wrote theater reviews in a series of newspapers. He was the first Director of the Riksteatret from 1949 to 1968. He was also chairman of the Norwegian Theater and Music Council from 1947–49 and was chairman of the board of the [Norwegian National Academy of Theatre](/source/Norwegian_National_Academy_of_Theatre) from 1953 to 1971. He was awarded the [Arts Council Norway Honorary Award](/source/Arts_Council_Norway_Honorary_Award) (*Norsk kulturråds ærespris*) in 1968 for his contributions to Norwegian culture.[4][1][3]

## Bibliography

*Rundt land og strand. Ved Riksteatrets første milepel* (1959)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-snl_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-snl_1-1) Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). ["Frits von der Lippe"](http://www.snl.no/Frits_von_der_Lippe). *[Store norske leksikon](/source/Store_norske_leksikon)* (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 3 April 2009.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Boen Historie"](http://boen.com/no/om-boen/historie/). Boen. Retrieved 1 May 2018.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-nbl_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-nbl_3-1) Berg, Thoralf (2005). ["Frits Von Der Lippe"](http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Frits_Von_Der_Lippe/utdypning). In [Helle, Knut](/source/Knut_Helle) (ed.). *[Norsk biografisk leksikon](/source/Norsk_biografisk_leksikon)* (in Norwegian). Vol. 9. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 3 April 2009.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-snl-riks_4-0)** Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). ["Riksteatret"](http://www.snl.no/Riksteatret). *[Store norske leksikon](/source/Store_norske_leksikon)* (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 3 April 2009.

Cultural offices Preceded by position created Director of the Riksteatret 1949–1968 Succeeded by Eivind Hjelmtveit Awards Preceded by first recipient Recipient of the Arts Council Norway Honorary Award 1968 Succeeded by Hans Peter L'Orange

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