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Sæbjørn Buttedahl
Born
Nils Sæbjørn Buttedahl

(1876-11-10)10 November 1876
Lier, Buskerud, Norway
Died10 July 1960(1960-07-10) (aged 83)
San Diego, California, United States
Occupation(s)Actor, Sculptor
Years active1896–1955
SpouseClare Petrea Margrethe Benelli

Sæbjørn Buttedahl (10 November 1876 - 10 July 1960) was a Norwegian stage and film actor who later found prominence as a sculptor.

Stage and film career

Nils Sæbjørn Buttedahl was born in Lier, Norway and began his career as a stage actor in 1896 at the age of twenty. From 1907 to 1924 he was engaged at the Centralteatret (Central Theater) in Oslo (then known as Kristiana).[1] He appeared in a number of stage plays by Henrik Ibsen, and appeared onstage with such eminent Norwegian actors of the era as Agnes Mowinckel and Martin Linge.[2]

Buttedahl appeared in three feature-length silent films during his career as an actor. Two of these films, 1926's Simen Mustrøens besynderlige opplevelser and 1927's Den glade enke i Trangvik were directed by Harry Ivarson. His final film role was in the 1927 romantic drama Fjeldeventyret, directed by his son-in-law Leif Sinding.[3]

Sculpture

During his time as an actor, Buttedahl also began a career as a sculptor, mainly as a sculptor of busts and almost exclusively sculpted notable theater personalities. He debuted his work at the Autumn Exhibition in Oslo in 1912. Notable works in the public collection include:

  • Nationaltheatret (National Theater), Oslo: busts of Jens Selmer (marble) and Ingolf Schanche (bronze, 1921.)
  • Vestre gravlund (Western Cemetery), Oslo: bust of Fredrik Wilhelm Wingar (bronze, 1923.)
  • Oslo Theatre Museum, Oslo: busts of Kaja Eide Norena, Ingolf Schanche and Halvor Urdahl.
  • Copenhagen Theater Museum, Copenhagen: bust of Peter Fjelstrup (alabaster, 1913.)
  • Oslo Bymuseum (Oslo City Museum), Oslo: busts of Jens Selmer (alabaster) and Ole Thommessen (alabaster.)
  • Drammens Faste Galleri (Drammen Fixed Gallery), Drammen: bust of Harald Otto (alabaster, 1914.)[4]

Personal life

Sæbjørn Buttedahl married Danish stage actress Clare Petrea Margrethe "Maggie" Benelli (1870-1933).[5] They had one daughter, Ellen (Buttedahl) Sinding (1899-1980), who would marry film director Leif Sinding and become a film actress and dancer.[6]

Later life

In 1926, Buttedahl emigrated to the United States and settled in San Diego, California where he died in 1960.

References

  1. ^ Norsk Kunstnerleksikon (in Norwegian)
  2. ^ National Library of Norway: All About Henrik Ibsen
  3. ^ Norsk Kunstnerleksikon (in Norwegian)
  4. ^ Skuplterer i Drammen
  5. ^ Arkivverket. Digitalarkiverket: 1910 census for Kristiania
  6. ^ Fehling, Weirt W. Iraïl Gadescov, danseur célèbre: De opmerkelijke carrière van danspionier Richard Vogelesang. Eburon Academic Publishers. 2007. p. 73. ISBN 9789059721814 (in Dutch)