Solveig Haugan (1901â€"1953) was a Norwegian stage and movie actress
and writer.Solveig Haugan was born in Trondheim, Norway. She appeared
most notably on the stage in the Trøndelag Teater production of På
Kobberstad and the Det Norske Teatret production of Ungen from the
book Ungen: folkeliv i 4 akter (Oslo: Aschehoug, 1911) written by
novelist Oskar Braaten (1881â€"1939).Solveig Haugan is perhaps best
remembered for her performance as Maja in the film Gryr i Norden
released in Norway in 1939. Gryr i Norden was based on the true story
of Norway's Kristiania Match Workers Strike of 1889
(fyrstikkarbeiderstreiken i Kristiania) at the Østre Aker match
factory of Bryn og Grønvolds Tændstikfabriker in Oslo. The film was
written and directed by Norwegian filmmaker Olav Dalgard
(1898â€"1980). Solveig Haugan also wrote short stories for
Arbeiderbladet published by the Norwegian Labour Party. She was the
author on the novel Av jord er du kommet (Oslo:Falken, 1952) about the
industrialization of agriculture. She died in 1953, just 51 years old.
and writer.Solveig Haugan was born in Trondheim, Norway. She appeared
most notably on the stage in the Trøndelag Teater production of På
Kobberstad and the Det Norske Teatret production of Ungen from the
book Ungen: folkeliv i 4 akter (Oslo: Aschehoug, 1911) written by
novelist Oskar Braaten (1881â€"1939).Solveig Haugan is perhaps best
remembered for her performance as Maja in the film Gryr i Norden
released in Norway in 1939. Gryr i Norden was based on the true story
of Norway's Kristiania Match Workers Strike of 1889
(fyrstikkarbeiderstreiken i Kristiania) at the Østre Aker match
factory of Bryn og Grønvolds Tændstikfabriker in Oslo. The film was
written and directed by Norwegian filmmaker Olav Dalgard
(1898â€"1980). Solveig Haugan also wrote short stories for
Arbeiderbladet published by the Norwegian Labour Party. She was the
author on the novel Av jord er du kommet (Oslo:Falken, 1952) about the
industrialization of agriculture. She died in 1953, just 51 years old.
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