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Brita Bigum

1921 – 1980

Norwegian actress

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About Brita Bigum

Lived 1921 – 1980 (aged 59). Brita Bigum was a Norwegian actor.

Brita Bigum (a.k.a. Britta Bigum and Brita Bigum Grønn,

Career Bigum made her stage debut as a child in the play Per og Kari reiser til månen at the National Theatre in Oslo. She later danced at Chat Noir and the Edderkoppen Theater. Bigum made her film debut in 1940 in Tancred Ibsen's Tørres Snørtevold and appeared in a total of eight films between 1940 and 1957. She appeared as Hannchen in Eduard Künneke's operetta The Cousin from Nowhere (Norwegian title: Fetteren fra Batavia) at the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet during the 1951/52 season, and she was also active at the New Theater in 1953.

Filmography 1940: Tørres Snørtevold as the third sales clerk 1946: Et spøkelse forelsker seg as Grynet 1949: Vi flyr på Rio as the English-speaking cabaret singer 1950: Døden er et kjærtegn as Brita 1951: Kranes konditori as Mrs. Berg 1951: Skadeskutt as Liv, a nurse 1952: Trine! as Miss Svingvoll 1957: Fjols til fjells as Mrs. Rosenkrantz

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Britta Bigum, Bigum, Brita, Britta

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Brita Bigum?

Norwegian actress (1921–1980)

When was Brita Bigum born?

Brita Bigum was born on 25 January 1921 in Oslo.

When did Brita Bigum die?

Brita Bigum died on 12 October 1980.

What was Brita Bigum's occupation?

Brita Bigum was an actor.

What nationality was Brita Bigum?

Brita Bigum was Norwegian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Brita Bigum

· Wikidata: Q11962307

· DBpedia: Brita Bigum

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