# Olav Dalgard > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Olav_Dalgard > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Olav_Dalgard.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olav_Dalgard > Source revision: 1355862781 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Norwegian literary and art historian, filmmaker, author and educator}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Olav Dalgard | image = OlavDalgard3.png | caption = Olav Dalgard before 1948. | birth_name = Olaf Hanssen | birth_date = {{Birth date|1898|06|19|mf=y}} | birth_place = [Folldal Municipality](/source/Folldal_Municipality), Norway | death_date = {{Death date and age|1980|12|25|1898|06|19|mf=y}} | death_place = [Bærum Municipality](/source/B%C3%A6rum_Municipality), Norway | alma_mater = [University of Oslo](/source/University_of_Oslo) | occupation = Literary and art historian, filmmaker, author and educator | political_party = [Arbeiderpartiet](/source/Arbeiderpartiet) | spouse = {{marriage|Anna Marie Sorteberg|1926}} | children = {{ill|Odd Steffen Dalgard|no}} | awards = {{plainlist| *Literary Collection Literature Prize (1979) *[Arts Council Norway Honorary Award](/source/Arts_Council_Norway_Honorary_Award) (1978) }} }} '''Olav Dalgard''' (June 19, 1898 – December 25, 1980) was a [Norwegian](/source/Norway) literary and art historian, filmmaker, author and educator.{{Cite web |last=Lillian Bikset |title=Olav Dalgard |url=https://snl.no/Olav_Dalgard |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019021245/https://snl.no/Olav_Dalgard |archive-date=October 19, 2016 |access-date=May 1, 2018 |publisher=Store norske leksikon}} ==Biography== Dalgard was born Olaf Hanssen in [Folldal Municipality](/source/Folldal_Municipality), in [Hedmark](/source/Hedmark), Norway. From the age of three, he was raised in [Oppdal Municipality](/source/Oppdal_Municipality) in [Trøndelag](/source/Tr%C3%B8ndelag). He earned an M.A. degree in literature and art history at the [University of Oslo](/source/University_of_Oslo) in 1929. He was an advocate of the use of [Nynorsk](/source/Nynorsk) and served as the chairman of the student Nynorsk association. He was also involved in the [Mot Dag](/source/Mot_Dag) movement.{{Cite web |last=Kari Gaarder Losnedahl |title=Olav Dalgard |url=https://nbl.snl.no/Olav_Dalgard |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219045831/https://nbl.snl.no/Olav_Dalgard |archive-date=December 19, 2017 |access-date=May 1, 2018 |publisher=Norsk biografisk leksikon}}{{Cite web |title=Mot Dag |url=https://www.leksikon.org/art.php?n=1784 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805125757/http://www.leksikon.org/art.php?n=1784 |archive-date=August 5, 2017 |access-date=May 1, 2018 |publisher=leksikon.org}} Dalgard worked as a literary critic for the newspapers ''[Dagbladet](/source/Dagbladet)'' and ''[Arbeiderbladet](/source/Arbeiderbladet)''. Dalgard took over as dramatic advisor and instructor for [Det Norske Teateret](/source/Det_Norske_Teateret) in 1931 and was involved with the theater for 48 years. He studied film in the [Soviet Union](/source/Soviet_Union) and in the 1930s produced several films with a [socialist](/source/socialist) message. Dalgard was also active in the [Norwegian Labour Party](/source/Norwegian_Labour_Party)'s cultural operations. During the [Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany](/source/Occupation_of_Norway_by_Nazi_Germany), Dalgard was arrested in 1942, held as a political prisoner by German authorities and sent to the [Sachsenhausen concentration camp](/source/Sachsenhausen_concentration_camp).{{Cite web |title=Olav Dalgard |url=https://www.allkunne.no/framside/biografiar/d/olav-dalgard/87/5592/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143310/https://www.allkunne.no/framside/biografiar/d/olav-dalgard/87/5592/ |archive-date=June 12, 2018 |access-date=June 1, 2018 |publisher=Allkunne}} Dalgard was involved in the establishment of the [Norwegian Film Institute](/source/Norwegian_Film_Institute) and was a member of the state film board. Among his most famous works was ''[Gryr i Norden](/source/Gryr_i_Norden)'' (1939). Dalgard both wrote the script and directed the film which was a dramatization of the [Kristiania Match Workers' Strike of 1889](/source/Kristiania_Match_Workers_Strike_of_1889) ({{Lang|no|fyrstikkarbeiderstreiken}}). He also wrote a number of books about theater and film as well as biographies including {{Lang|no|Teateret frå Aiskylos til Ibsen}} (nonfiction, 1948), {{Lang|no|Filmskuespillet}} (nonfiction, 1951), {{Lang|no|Teateret i det 20. hundreåret}} (nonfiction, 1955), ''Lars Tvinde'' (biography of [Lars Tvinde](/source/Lars_Tvinde), 1966) and ''Inge Krokann'' (biography of [Inge Krokann](/source/Inge_Krokann), 1970).{{Cite web |last=Knut Dørum |title=fyrstikkarbeiderstreiken |url=https://snl.no/fyrstikkarbeiderstreiken |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202172835/https://snl.no/fyrstikkarbeiderstreiken |archive-date=February 2, 2022 |access-date=June 1, 2018 |publisher=Store norske leksikon}} Dalgard was chairman of the [Norwegian Literature Critics' Association](/source/Norwegian_Literature_Critics'_Association) from 1953 to 1955, and president of the [Norwegian Humanist Association](/source/Norwegian_Humanist_Association) from 1965 to 1977. From 1961, Dalgard received a government grant. He was a lecturer in theater history at the [Norwegian National Academy of Theatre](/source/Norwegian_National_Academy_of_Theatre) ({{Lang|no|Statens teaterhøgskole}}) and at the Department of Theater Science at the [University of Oslo](/source/University_of_Oslo).{{Cite encyclopedia |title=fyrstikkarbeiderstreiken |encyclopedia=[Store norske leksikon](/source/Store_norske_leksikon) |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo |url=http://www.snl.no/fyrstikkarbeiderstreiken |last=Thingsaker |first=Bjørn |editor-last=Henriksen, Petter |language=Norwegian |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003015855/http://snl.no/fyrstikkarbeiderstreiken |archive-date=October 3, 2012 |accessdate=March 8, 2010}} ==Personal life== In 1926, he married Anna Marie Sorteberg (1897–1968). They resided at [Voll](/source/Voll%2C_Akershus) in [Akershus](/source/Akershus). Psychiatrist {{Interlanguage link|Odd Steffen Dalgard|no}} was their son.{{Cite journal |last=Steenfeldt-Foss |first=Otto |last2=Lavik |first2=Nils |last3=Kringlen |first3=Einar |date=2011-05-20 |title=Minneord |url=https://tidsskriftet.no/2011/05/oss-imellom/minneord-1 |journal=Tidsskrift for den Norske Legeforening |language=nb |volume=131 |issue=9–10 |doi=10.4045/tidsskr.11.0503 |issn=0029-2001 |doi-access=free}} In 1978 he accepted the [Arts Council Norway Honorary Award](/source/Arts_Council_Norway_Honorary_Award) ({{Lang|no|Norsk Kulturråds ærespris}}) and in 1979 he received the Literary Collection Literature Prize ({{Lang|no|Språklig samlings litteraturpris}}).{{Cite news |date=September 10, 1934 |title=Hvem bor hvor |work=Asker og Bærums Budstikke |page=2 |language=Norwegian}} Dalgard died in [Bærum Municipality](/source/B%C3%A6rum_Municipality) in 1980. The award {{Lang|no|Dalgards kritikarpris}}, now known as ''{{Interlanguage link|Olav Dalgard og Henrik Rytters kritikarpris|no}}'', was awarded for the first time in 1981. It is given annually to a reviewer in literature, film, or theater by the [Norwegian Critics' Association](/source/Norwegian_Critics'_Association) ({{Lang|no|Kritikerlaget}}).{{Cite web |title=Olav Dalgards kritikarpris |url=http://kritikerlaget.no/teater-musikk-og-dans/priser/mottakere-av-olav-dalgards-kritikarpris |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416175036/https://kritikerlaget.no/teater-musikk-og-dans/priser/mottakere-av-olav-dalgards-kritikarpris |archive-date=April 16, 2021 |access-date=May 1, 2018 |publisher=Kritikerlaget}} == Works == === Books === * {{Lang|no|Frøydis Haavardsholm}} (1930) {{OCLC|462505436}} * {{Lang|no|Sosialt teater}} (1933) {{OCLC|1119375691}} * {{Lang|no|Vi bygger fabrikken}} (1934) {{OCLC|19534220}} * {{Lang|no|I kamp og fest - Nordisk arbeiderlyrikk i utvalg}} (1936) {{OCLC|478787151}} * {{Lang|no|Gjennom mørkret. Dikt frå fangelægret}} (1945) {{OCLC|247099346}} * {{Lang|no|Filmskuespillet}} (1951) {{OCLC|43511805}} * ''Lars Tvinde'' (1966) {{OCLC|916865022}} * ''Inge Krokann'' (1970) {{OCLC|493097843}} *{{Lang|no|Europeisk drama frå antikken til realismen}} (1972) {{ISBN|9788252100204}} * {{Lang|no|Samtid 1. Politikk, kunstliv og kulturkamp i mellomkrigstida}} (1973) {{ISBN|9788210007767}} * {{Lang|no|Teatret frå Aiskylos til Ibsen}} (1974) {{ISBN|9788252103908}} *{{Lang|no|Teatret i det 20. hundreåret}} (1976) {{ISBN|9788252106077}} * {{Lang|no|Samtid 2. Krig og etterkrigsproblem}} (1978) {{ISBN|9788210014734}} * {{Lang|no|Kunst og kunstnarar frå Oppdal i gammal og ny tid}} (1979) {{ISBN|9788251808071}} === Films === * ''{{Interlanguage link|Samhold må til|no}}'' (1935) * ''[Vi bygger landet](/source/Vi_bygger_landet)'' (1936) * ''[By og land hand i hand](/source/By_og_land_hand_i_hand)'' (1937) * ''[Det drønner gjennom dalen](/source/Det_dr%C3%B8nner_gjennom_dalen)'' (1938) * ''[Lenkene brytes](/source/Lenkene_brytes)'' (1938) * ''[Gryr i Norden](/source/Gryr_i_Norden)'' (1939) * ''[Om kjærlighet synger de](/source/Om_kj%C3%A6rligheten_synger_de)'' (1946) * ''[Vi vil leve](/source/Vi_vil_leve)'' (1946) ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{IMDb name|197900}} {{Commons category|Olav Dalgard|position=left}} {{s-start}} {{s-ach|aw}} {{s-bef | before = [Ella Hval](/source/Ella_Hval)}} {{s-ttl | title = Recipient of the [Norsk kulturråds ærespris](/source/Norsk_kulturr%C3%A5ds_%C3%A6respris) | years = 1978}} {{s-aft | after = [Harald Sæverud](/source/Harald_S%C3%A6verud)}} {{end}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Dalgard, Olav}} Category:1898 births Category:1980 deaths Category:People from Folldal Municipality Category:People from Oppdal Municipality Category:University of Oslo alumni Category:Norwegian literary critics Category:Norwegian writers Category:Norwegian film directors Category:Nynorsk-language writers Category:Norwegian humanists Category:Academic staff of the Oslo National Academy of the Arts Category:Academic staff of the University of Oslo Category:Mot Dag Category:Sachsenhausen concentration camp survivors --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Olav Dalgard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olav_Dalgard) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olav_Dalgard?action=history)). 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