Magda Blanc | |
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![]() Magda Blanc in 1906 | |
Born | |
Died | April 6, 1959 | (aged 80)
Resting place | Ullern Cemetery |
Occupation | Actress |
Spouses | |
Relatives | Tharald Høyerup Blanc |
Magda Blanc (March 27, 1879 – April 6, 1959) was a Norwegian actress. [1] [2]
In 1901 she debuted at the National Theater in her hometown of Bergen in the title role in Amalie Skram's play Agnete. [1] [3] She developed into one of the leading actresses at the theater. [4]
Blanc excelled in both dramatic roles and comedies, and she was also a successful poetry reciter. She received the King's Medal of Merit in gold and was appointed a knight 1st class of the Order of St. Olav. [1] In 1954 she was the recipient of a National Artist's Pension ( Norwegian: Statens kunstnerlønn). [1]
Blanc was born in Bergen, the daughter of the bank accountant Adolf Christian Blanc (1840–1918) and Magdalene Thomsen (1853–1928). [1] [5] She was the niece of the theater historian Tharald Høyerup Blanc (1838–1921). [1] In 1906, she married the actor Henning Eriksen (1878–1922). They divorced in 1915, and in 1918 she married the composer Sverre Jordan (1889–1972). They divorced in 1949. [1]