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Frederik Dessau(1927-2019)

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Actor
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Frederik Dessau was born on 15 September 1927 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was a writer and director, known for Hyp lille Lotte (1970), Hamsun (1996) and Mellem fem og syv (1970). He was married to Gunnel Lindblom, Bente Dessau and Birgitte (Fowler Lund) Eskildsen. He died on 31 December 2019 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
BornSeptember 15, 1927
DiedDecember 31, 2019(92)
BornSeptember 15, 1927
DiedDecember 31, 2019(92)
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Known for

Hyp lille Lotte
TV Movie
  • Director
  • 1970
Hamsun (1996)
Hamsun
7.2
  • Additional Crew
  • 1996
Lone Helmer and Frits Helmuth in Mellem fem og syv (1970)
Mellem fem og syv
TV Movie
  • Director
  • 1970
Lone Hertz and Erik Mørk in Enetime (1962)
Enetime
4.8
TV Movie
  • Writer
  • 1962

Credits

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Writer

  • Fra regnormenes liv
    TV Movie
    • play translation
    • 2005
  • Ghita Nørby and Jørgen Reenberg in Fra regnormenes liv (1985)
    Fra regnormenes liv
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • translation
    • 1985
  • Hvad med kulturen
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1969
  • Udflugt
    TV Movie
    • translation
    • 1968
  • John Hahn-Petersen and Birgit Sadolin in Philip Hotz bliver rigtig vred (1965)
    Philip Hotz bliver rigtig vred
    TV Movie
    • translation
    • 1965
  • Lone Hertz and Erik Mørk in Enetime (1962)
    Enetime
    4.8
    TV Movie
    • translation
    • 1962

Director

  • Hyp lille Lotte
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1970
  • Lone Helmer and Frits Helmuth in Mellem fem og syv (1970)
    Mellem fem og syv
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1970

Actor

  • Niels Bjørn Larsen in Stumspil (1959)
    Stumspil
    TV Short
    • Prologue (self)
    • 1959

Personal details

  • Official sites
    • Danish Films_bio
    • France's national library catalogue
  • Born
    • September 15, 1927
    • Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Died
    • December 31, 2019
    • Copenhagen, Denmark(natural causes)
  • Spouses
      Gunnel Lindblom1981 - 1986 (divorced)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Father to actress Masja Dessau with actress Bente Dessau.

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