{{Short description|Norwegian cinematographer and ski jumper}} {{Infobox person | name = Per Jonson | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1910|04|11}} | birth_place = Kristiania, Norway | death_date = {{Death date and age|1975|10|16|1910|04|11}} | death_place = | other_names = | occupation = Filmmaker, ski jumper, cinematographer, film editor, photographer | years_active = 1934–1968 | known_for = | notable_works = }} '''Per Gunnar Jonson''' (11 April 1910 – 16 October 1975) was a Norwegian cinematographer and ski jumper.<ref name="SNL">{{cite encyclopedia |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |title=Per G. Jonson |url=https://snl.no/Per_G._Jonson |access-date=August 9, 2019 |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Barth |first1=Morten |title=Krigsfilmene vi aldri fikk se |url=https://rushprint.no/2015/12/krigsfilmene-vi-aldri-fikk-se/ |accessdate=August 9, 2019 |work=Rushprint |date=December 14, 2015}}</ref>
==Cinematography== Jonson shot a short film about skiing in Karpathos, which impressed German director Leni Riefenstahl, and she hired him as an assistant director for the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. He primarily worked as a cinematographer on Norwegian films, in addition to occasionally working as a director and producer. At the end of his career he established his own film production company.
==Ski jumping== In 1934, Per Jonson participated in an international competition at the Bloudek Giant in Planica, making a jump {{convert|80|m|sp=us}} long.<ref name="SN">{{cite news |title=Leteča Norvežana sta zmagala |url=https://www.dlib.si/stream/URN:NBN:SI:DOC-RVAQAAM3/3e13350f-26cf-40c8-bc08-a90a25cfdc5d/PDF |accessdate=August 9, 2019 |work=Slovenski narod |date=March 26, 1934 |page=1}}</ref> In another jump, outside the competition, he landed at {{convert|88.5|m|sp=us}} with a fall.<ref name="SN"/>
His was one of the best ski jumpers of his time, competing together with legends such as Birger Ruud and his brother Sigmund Ruud.<ref name="SN"/> In 1933, he coached the Polish national ski jumping team in Zakopane.
==Filmography== {{div col|colwidth=20em}} * 1939: ''De vergeløse'' * 1939: ''Valfångare'' * 1939: ''Gjest Baardsen'' * 1940: ''Vildmarkens sång'' * 1940: ''Mannen som alla ville mörda'' * 1940: ''Tante Pose'' * 1941: ''Kjærlighet og vennskap'' * 1941: ''Gullfjellet'' * 1946: ''Englandsfarere'' * 1947: ''Sankt Hans fest'' * 1947: ''5 år – som vi så dem'' * 1948: ''Trollfossen'' * 1949: ''Svendsen går videre'' * 1950: ''Marianne på sykehus'', short film * 1950: ''Oslo 24 timer av byens liv'' * 1951: ''Flukten fra Dakar'' * 1951: ''Skadeskutt'' * 1951: ''Kranes konditori'' * 1952: ''Trine!'' * 1952: ''Nødlanding'' * 1953: ''Selkvinnen'' * 1954: ''Heksenetter'' * 1954: ''Selkvinnen'' * 1954: ''Shetlandsgjengen'' * 1954: ''Savnet siden mandag'' * 1955: ''Hjem går vi ikke'' * 1956: ''Kvinnens plass'' * 1956: ''Roser til Monica'' * 1957: ''Peter van Heeren'' * 1957: ''Smuglere i smoking'' * 1958: ''Selv om de er små'' * 1958: ''I slik en natt'' * 1958: ''På slaget åtte'' * 1959: ''Hete septemberdager'', producer * 1959: ''Ugler i mosen'', producer * 1961: ''Vår i Skandinavia'', short advertising film * 1964: ''Marenco'' * 1968: ''Planica, juče, danas, sutra ...'', short film from Yugoslavia {{Div col end}}
== References == {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20140521031834/http://www.osc-planica.si/uploads/file/3SloPlaRek07.pdf Per G. Jonson at Planica records (planiški rekordi)] * {{IMDb name|id=0429636|name=Per G. Jonson}} * [http://snl.no/Per_G._Jonson Per Jonson at snl.no]
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jonson, Per G.}} Category:Norwegian male ski jumpers Category:Norwegian film producers Category:Norwegian cinematographers Category:Norwegian military personnel of World War II Category:1910 births Category:1975 deaths Category:20th-century Norwegian sportsmen