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Per Schwenzen

1899 – 1984

Norwegian screenwriter, writer and translator

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About Per Schwenzen

Lived 1899 – 1984 (aged 85). Per Schwenzen was a Norwegian screenwriter, writer, translator and cabaret performer.

Per Schwenzen (3 February 1899 – 4 November 1984) was a Norwegian writer who settled in Germany. Schwenzen wrote a number of screenplays, plays and librettos for operettas. His play In the Skies of Europe, advocating Franco-German reconciliation, was widely performed in 1933.

Selected filmography Family Parade (1936) Back in the Country (1936) Autobus S (1937) Counterfeiters (1940) The Swedish Nightingale (1941) Gabriele Dambrone (1943) When the Young Wine Blossoms (1943) The Molander Case (1945) Professor Nachtfalter (1951) Captain Bay-Bay (1953) Jonny Saves Nebrador (1953) Men at a Dangerous Age (1954) Ten on Every Finger (1954) Guitars of Love (1954) As Long as There Are Pretty Girls (1955) The Major and the Bulls (1955) I Often Think of Piroschka (1955) The Mad Bomberg (1957) A Woman Who Knows What She Wants (1958) The Blue Sea and You (1959) Everybody Loves Peter (1959) Hula-Hopp, Conny (1959) Heritage of Bjorndal (1960) The Cry of the Wild Geese (1961) The Sky Is Blue (1964, TV film)

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Per Schwenzen?

Norwegian screenwriter, writer and translator (1899–1984)

When was Per Schwenzen born?

Per Schwenzen was born on 3 February 1899 in Moss Municipality.

When did Per Schwenzen die?

Per Schwenzen died on 4 November 1984 in Munich.

What was Per Schwenzen's occupation?

Per Schwenzen was a screenwriter, writer, translator and cabaret performer.

What nationality was Per Schwenzen?

Per Schwenzen was Norwegian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Per Schwenzen

· Wikidata: Q2070045

· DBpedia: Per Schwenzen

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