Oskar Textorius
Bror "Oskar" Textorius (8 April 1864 in Kristianstad - 20 April 1938 in Stockholm) was a Swedish actor, singer and theater director.[1] Textorius made his stage debut in 1887 and participated in different theater groups before getting a job at Folkteatern in Stockholm in 1893.[2] He started his own operett group which toured between 1899 and 1906, after that he worked in theater in Stockholm and between 1911 and 1918 he became the most noted operett-actor at Oscarsteatern. He worked at Scalateatern in Copenhagen, Denmark between 1918 and 1920 and worked as a stage leader at Stora Teatern in Gothenburg between 1920 and 1925, and later from 1937 and until his death.[1]
Textorius made his film debut in 1911, in Anna Hofman-Uddgren's short film Stockholmsfrestelser along with his wife Ester Textorius, he would feature in six films. He made his music debut in 1907 by recording operettes and made about 100 recordings.[3]
He was married three times, the first time to actress Georgina Sondell with whom he had his daughter , the second marriage was with actress between 1900 and 1904, and the last time was with actress Ester Textorius from 1904 and until his death.[1]
Filmography[]
- 1911 - Stockholmsfrestelser
- 1913 - Filmdrottningen
- 1925 - Hennes lilla majestät
- 1926 - Fänrik Ståls sägner-del I
- 1931 - Farornas paradis
- 1932 - Ett skepp kommer lastat
External links[]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Oskar Textoris - Biography" (in Swedish). Svensk Filmdatabas. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ "146 (Svenska Dagbladets Årsbok / Sjätte årgången (händelserna 1928))" (in Swedish). Project Runeberg. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ "Oskar Textorius - Movie" (in Swedish). Svensk Filmdatabas. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- 20th-century Swedish male actors
- 1864 births
- 1938 deaths
- Swedish male film actors
- Swedish male stage actors
- Swedish male singers
- Swedish theatre directors
- People from Kristiansand