| Olof Thiel | |
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| Born | (1892-10-31)October 31, 1892 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Died | December 10, 1978(1978-12-10) (aged 86) Vallentuna, Sweden |
| Resting place | Solna Cemetery |
| Other names | Jacques Armand |
| Spouse | Margareta Lindström |
| Children | Madeleine Uggla |
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| Relatives | Carin Thiel, Signe Henschen, Lill Thiel |
Olof Thiel (October 31, 1892 – December 10, 1978) was a Swedish film producer, film production manager, and composer. As a composer, he most often used the pseudonym "Jacques Armand." He also wrote some of the lyrics to his melodies.
Family
Otto Thiel was the son of Ernest Thiel (1859–1947) and Anna Fredrika Josephson. His father Ernest created the Thiel Gallery (Thielska galleriet) art museum, which is one of the foremost museums in Stockholm. Otto Thiel's daughter Madeleine Uggla was a singing teacher and the mother of the actor Magnus Uggla.
Career
Thiel was one of the directors of the company Filmaktiebolaget Biörnstad & Thiel, and he started the film company AB Irefilm. He composed the music for almost all of Irefilm's film productions.
Film music (selected)
- A Stolen Waltz (1932)
- Fantegutten (1932)
- Flickan från varuhuset (1933)
- Ä' vi gifta? (1936)
- The Ghost of Bragehus (1936)
- Poor Millionaires (1936)
- En sjöman går iland (1937)
- Witches' Night (1937)
- Happy Vestköping (1937)
- En flicka kommer till sta'n (1937)
- Career (1938)
- Comrades in Uniform (1938)
Films directed
- 1934: Synnöve Solbakken
- 1935: Kanske en gentleman
- 1936: Stackars miljonärer
- 1939: Midnattssolens son
References
- Furhammar, Leif (1993). Filmen i Sverige: en historia i tio kapitel. Höganäs: Wiken. p. 155.
- The International Who's Who. London: Europa Publications. 1937. p. 1063.
- ^ Uggla, Magnus (2018). Enda sättet att genomlida en konsert är att själv stå på scenen. Johanneshov: MTM.
- Forslund, Bengt (1988). Victor Sjöström: His Life and His Work. New York: Zoetrope. p. 248.
- Porter, Jack W.; Henrysson, Harald (1982). A Jussi Bjoerling Discography. Indianapolis: Jussi Bjoerling Memorial Archive. p. 167.
- Tornow, Ingo; Kästner, Erich (1998). Erich Kästner und der Film: mit den Songtexten Kästners aus "Die Koffer des Herrn O.F.". Munich: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag. p. 91.
- Hilleström, Gustaf (1971). Svenska musikperspektiv: Minnesskrift vid Kungl. Musikaliska akademiens 200-årsjubileum 1971. Stockholm: Nordiska Musikforlaget. p. 193.
- "Ernest Thiel". Thielska Galleriet. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
- Blomberg, Eva (2006). Vill ni se en stjärna?: kön, kropp och kläder i Filmjournalen 1919-1953. Lund: Nordic Academic Press. p. 222.
External links
- Olof Thiel at IMDb
- Olof Thiel at the Swedish Film Database
- Olof Thiel at the Czecho-Slovak Film Database