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• Bang, Herman    b. April 20, 1857  d. January 29, 1912
  Writer. He was born in Als (Denmark) and died in Ogden City (Utah). Active as an author, journalist, stage director and reader up until the time of his death. His most famous novel, Haablřse Slćgter (1880, Generations Without Hope) was condemned as pornographic and the book was banned. His other books include Excentriske Noveller (Eccentric Short Stories), Stille Eksistenser (Humble Lives), Ved Vejen (By the Roadside), Stuk (Stucco) and Tine. (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
  Vestre Kirkegard (Western Churchyard), Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark
  Plot: Section B, row 9, plot 8 [unmarked]
   
• Brisson, Carl    b. December 24, 1893  d. September 26, 1958
  Danish-American actor, singer and entertainer, born in Copenhagen as Carl Pedersen. He began his career as a boxer and dancer before becoming a star in English and American movies during the 1920s and 1930s, a.o. "The Ring," "The Manxman," both directed by Alfred Hitchcock, "All the King's Horses," "Murder at the Vanities," "Ship Café" and "Two Hearts in Waltz Time." From 1942 a cabaret singer. Father of Fred Brisson. (Bio by: Erik Skytte)
  Vestre Kirkegard (Western Churchyard), Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark
  Plot: A49
   
• Ditlevsen, Tove    b. December 14, 1917  d. March 7, 1976
  Writer, poet. One of Denmark's most popular and beloved writers in recent times. Having grown up in poor circumstances in a Copenhagen working-class district, she published her first collection of poems in 1939. Two years later her first novel was published. She also wrote short stories, memoirs, and children's books, and for a number of years she was the editor of a column in one of Denmark's most read weeklies. In spite of her fame and popularity she did not feel that she was sufficiently...[Read More] (Bio by: Erik Skytte)
  Vestre Kirkegard (Western Churchyard), Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark
   
• Eriksen, Edvard    b. March 10, 1876  d. January 12, 1959
  Artist. One of Denmark's most prominent sculptors. His most famous work is "The Little Mermaid" statue that sits in the harbor at Langelinie in Copenhagen, Denmark.
  Vestre Kirkegard (Western Churchyard), Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark
   
• Finsen, Niels Ryberg    b. December 15, 1860  d. September 24, 1904
  Danish physician, born in the Faroe Islands. Nobel Prize winner in 1903 for having invented the use of ultra-violet light to cure skin tuberculosis (lupus). (Bio by: Erik Skytte)
  Vestre Kirkegard (Western Churchyard), Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark
   
• Hammershři, Vilhelm    b. May 15, 1864  d. February 13, 1916
  Painter. Considered one of the most distinctive painters of his era. His work is noted for its simple, quiet subjects and subdued tones. During the late 20th century he was re-discovered internationally, and his paintings have obtained huge prices at auction houses in London and New York. In 2005 the British Broadcasting Corp. (BBC) made an hour-long TV programme, "Michael Palin and the Mystery of Hammershři", in which Palin tried to get close to the artist and his works. (Bio by: Erik Skytte)
  Vestre Kirkegard (Western Churchyard), Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark
   
• Jacobsen, Robert    b. June 4, 1912  d. January 26, 1993
  Sculptor. Resident in France from 1947 to 1969. For his early experiments he used wood, granite and sandstone, but from 1949 he worked mostly with iron. His iron sculptures have won international fame and can be seen at museums all over Europe and in South America. In the United States he is represented at the Museum of Art, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, and at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington. He also worked with reliefs and graphics. He was a professor in sculpture at...[Read More] (Bio by: Erik Skytte)
  Vestre Kirkegard (Western Churchyard), Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark
  Plot: Section 21, row 22, plot 6mv.
   
• Jones, Thad    b. March 28, 1923  d. August 20, 1986
  Jazz Musician. Born in Pontiac, Michigan, as Thaddeus Joseph Jones, he became well-known during his long period (1954 to 1963) as a trumpeter with the "Count Basie's Orchestra". After 1962 he became a free-lancer arranger, and in 1965 he organized a big band with drummer Mel Lewis. During the next decade the orchestra became famous and gave Jones an outlet for his arranging and composing. In 1978 he left the band and moved to Denmark, where he wrote for and led the Danish Radio Big Band as well...[Read More] (Bio by: Erik Skytte)
  Vestre Kirkegard (Western Churchyard), Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark
   
• Jordan, Duke    b. April 1, 1922  d. August 8, 2006
  Jazz Musician. Real name Irving Sidney Jordan. He was a pianist who was widely credited with helping establish the 'Bebop' music genre. During the 1940's, Jordan was part of a quartet which featured such music legends as Charlie "Bird" Parker, Miles Davis and Max Roach. Their union produced such classic tunes as "Embraceable You" and "Scrapple From the Apple". He would also work with other Jazz greats such as Coleman Hawkins and Stan Getz. During the 1950's, Jordan would gain further acclaim as...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
  Vestre Kirkegard (Western Churchyard), Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark
  Plot: Section H, row 7, plot 38
   
• Krag, Jens Otto    b. September 15, 1914  d. June 22, 1978
  Statesman. Prime Minister of Denmark from 1962 to 1968 and from 1971 to 1972. A graduate in political science, he was a member of the Danish Parliament for the Social Democratic Party from 1947 to 1973. In 1972 he resigned as Prime Minister after having secured Denmark's entry into the European Community, which is now the European Union. From 1974 to 1975 he was Chief Delegate of the European Commission in Washington D.C. In 1973 he was awarded the Schuman Prize and that same year he was...[Read More] (Bio by: Erik Skytte)
  Vestre Kirkegard (Western Churchyard), Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark
   
• Nielsen, Asta    b. September 11, 1881  d. May 25, 1972
  Danish actress who became one of the big stars of the silent film. She made her debut in 1910 in "Afgrunden" (The Abyss) which was the first in a series of erotic melodramas that made Danish films known around the world. With her discreet body language and facial expresions she introduced a modern way of acting and represented with her big dark eyes and boyish figure a new female type in opposition to the ideals of the time. In 1911 she moved to Germany where she worked with the great directors...[Read More] (Bio by: Erik Skytte)
  Vestre Kirkegard (Western Churchyard), Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark
   
• Nielsen, Carl    b. June 9, 1865  d. October 3, 1931
  Musician. Widely regarded as Denmark's greatest composer, he was born in the village of Norre Lyndelse, south of Odense on the island of Fyn. His father was an amateur musician who taught him to play several instruments, and at 14 he was serving as a trumpeter in an Odense military band. He later studied violin and music theory at the Royal Conservatory in Copenhagen, but never took formal lessons in composition. The need to make a living led Nielsen to join Copenhagen's Royal Theatre...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
  Vestre Kirkegard (Western Churchyard), Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark
   
• Rasmussen, Knud    b. June 7, 1879  d. December 21, 1933
  Explorer, ethnologist and writer, born in Jakobshavn (now Ilulissat), Greenland, where his father was a vicar. His mother was of Inuit descent, and he learnt to master kayak, dogsledge and the Greenlandic language. Having attended school and university in Copenhagen, he took part in his first Greenland expedition in 1902-04, and in 1910 he established the Thule station (present-day Qaanaaq) at Cape York. From 1912 to 1933 the Thule station was made the starting point of 7 expeditions, of which...[Read More] (Bio by: Erik Skytte)
  Vestre Kirkegard (Western Churchyard), Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark
   
• Stauning, Thorvald    b. October 26, 1873  d. May 3, 1942
  Politician. Born into a family of humble means. At the age of 23 he became a trade union leader, and soon afterwards he was elected into the Folketing (The Danish Parliament) and the Copenhagen City Council. In 1924 to 1926 he became Denmark's first Social-Democratic prime minister and again from 1929 to 1942. During this period he introduced many modern social laws as well as other legislations, often in collaboration with non-socialist parties, and at the end of the 1930's he was widely...[Read More] (Bio by: Erik Skytte)
  Vestre Kirkegard (Western Churchyard), Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark
   
• Söderberg, Hjalmar    b. July 2, 1869  d. October 14, 1941
  Author. Swedish writer who made his debut in 1895 with "Förvillelser" (Confusions), a novel that was considered "immoral" and caused great controversy at the time. Afterwards critics called him "ungdomens förförare" ("The Seducer of Youth"). Soderberg's other notable books include "Doktor Glas" (1905), "Den allvarsamma leken" (1912) and "Jesus Barabbas" (1928). Some of his works have been adapted for theatre and film. (Bio by: Peter Robsahm)
  Vestre Kirkegard (Western Churchyard), Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark
   
• Thigpen, Ed    b. December 28, 1930  d. January 13, 2010
  Jazz Musician. Born Edmund Leonard Thigpen, his father was Ben Thigpen, a known jazz drummer in The Andy Kirk Band during the 1930s. He spent his early childhood living in St. Louis and moved with his mother to Los Angeles following his parents' separation. While there, he attended Thomas Jefferson High School and briefly studied sociology at Los Angeles City College before pursuing a career as a drummer. During the early 1950s, he relocated to New York City where he played with the Cootie...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
  Vestre Kirkegard (Western Churchyard), Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark
  Plot: Section A, Row 5, Plot 50b
   
• Weel, Liva    b. December 31, 1897  d. May 22, 1952
  Singer, Actress. She was born and died in Copenhagen (Denmark). On stage, she became a leading lady of danish scene. In motion pictures, she appeared in Livets Karneval (1923), Odds 777 (1932), Cocktail (1937), Under Byens Tage (1938), Ta'Briller Pa (1942) and Smedestraede 4 (1950). She was married with actor Arne Weel. (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
  Vestre Kirkegard (Western Churchyard), Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark
   
• Wieth, Mogens    b. September 16, 1919  d. September 10, 1962
  Actor. With The Royal Theatre in Copenhagen from 1939 to 1950 and again from 1954 to 1955. Active in the Danish resistance movement during the German occupation of Denmark from 1940 to 1945. He had to escape to England where he was trained as a parachute agent with the rank of 1st Lieutenant in the Royal Buffs, Special Forces Mission. From 1950 to 1954 he lived in London making guest appearances on the stage and appearing on radio and television before returning to Denmark. He appeared in 20...[Read More] (Bio by: Erik Skytte)
  Vestre Kirkegard (Western Churchyard), Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark
   

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