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Ludvig Holberg(1684-1754)

  • Writer
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Ludvig Holberg was born on 3 December 1684 in Bergen, Norway. He was a writer, known for Skomakarprinsen (1920), Jeppe på bjerget (1933) and The Earth Is Flat (1977). He died on 28 January 1754 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
BornDecember 3, 1684
DiedJanuary 28, 1754(69)
BornDecember 3, 1684
DiedJanuary 28, 1754(69)
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Known for

Skomakarprinsen (1920)
Skomakarprinsen
  • Writer
  • 1920
Jeppe på bjerget (1933)
Jeppe på bjerget
5.3
  • Writer
  • 1933
Glória Cristall in The Earth Is Flat (1977)
The Earth Is Flat
4.0
  • Writer
  • 1977
Jeppe on the Hill (1981)
Jeppe on the Hill
5.3
  • Writer
  • 1981

Credits

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Writer

  • Jeppe - Opera i 3 akter, op. 250 (2008)
    Jeppe - Opera i 3 akter, op. 250
    TV Special
    • Writer
    • 2008
  • Jean de France
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 2002
  • Jeppe - den grymma komedin
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 2002
  • Mette Agnete Horn and Bodil Jørgensen in Den vægelsindede (2000)
    Den vægelsindede
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 2000
  • Jørgen Reenberg in Don Ranudo (1998)
    Don Ranudo
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1998
  • Jeppe på berget
    4.9
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1995
  • Den vegelsinnede
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1989
  • Maskarade (1986)
    Maskarade
    TV Movie
    • after
    • 1986
  • Den politiske kannstöparen
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1985
  • Frits Helmuth in Niels Klims underjordiske rejse (1984)
    Niels Klims underjordiske rejse
    5.6
    TV Mini Series
    • novel "Niels Klim"
    • 1984–1985
  • Jeppe på bjerget
    5.1
    TV Movie
    • play: "Jeppe på Bjerget"
    • 1984
  • Jeppe on the Hill (1981)
    Jeppe on the Hill
    5.3
    • play
    • 1981
  • For operavenner - gamle og nye «Jeppe»
    TV Special
    • Writer
    • 1978
  • Nis Bank-Mikkelsen and Anne Birch in Den vægelsindede (1978)
    Den vægelsindede
    TV Movie
    • comedy
    • 1978
  • Den stundesløse
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1978

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Ludwig Holberg
  • Born
    • December 3, 1684
    • Bergen, Norway
  • Died
    • January 28, 1754
    • Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Other works
    His play, "Erasmus Montanus," was adapted by Margarete Forsyth for the Greenwich Studio Theatre in London, England with Mark Feakins, Eddie Marsan, Halcro Johnson, and Kate Crutchley in the cast. Margarete Forsyth was also director.
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