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'''''Brita'' Clara Alice Augusta Florence von Horn''' (14 February 1886 - 14 February 1983) was a Swedish author, director and theater leader.<ref name="runeberg1">{{cite web|url=http://runeberg.org/sfl/1/0333.html |title=333 (Svenskt författarlexikon / 1. 1900-1940 A-Ö) |publisher=Runeberg.org |
'''''Brita'' Clara Alice Augusta Florence von Horn''' (14 February 1886 - 14 February 1983) was a Swedish author, director and theater leader.<ref name="runeberg1">{{cite web|url=http://runeberg.org/sfl/1/0333.html |title=333 (Svenskt författarlexikon / 1. 1900-1940 A-Ö) |publisher=Runeberg.org |accessdate=2014-07-13}}</ref> She worked in the theater scene in Stockholm and was the author of several published books. | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
She started several theaters and was the first one to put up an ] play in Sweden.<ref>{{cite web|author=Magnus Ljunggren |url=http://www.svd.se/kultur/tjechovs-langa-vag-till-svenska-hjartan_427927.svd |title=Tjechovs långa väg till svenska hjärtan |
She started several theaters and was the first one to put up an ] play in Sweden.<ref>{{cite web|author=Magnus Ljunggren |url=http://www.svd.se/kultur/tjechovs-langa-vag-till-svenska-hjartan_427927.svd |title=Tjechovs långa väg till svenska hjärtan |language=sv |work=Svenska Dagbladet |date=2005-06-05 |accessdate=2014-07-13}}</ref> In the early 1930s she started the Theater at Sveavägen, which went into bankruptcy after only one year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://runeberg.org/tiden/1931/0043.html |title=41 (Tiden / Tjugotredje årgången. 1931) |publisher=Runeberg.org |date=1930-12-28 |accessdate=2014-07-13}}</ref> In 1940 she was a co-founder for Sveriges dramatikers studio along with ] and ].<ref>{{cite web|author=Per Arne Tjäder |url=http://www.gp.se/kulturnoje/1.133889-teaterns-siste-mohikan?m=print |title=Teaterns siste mohikan |language=sv |work=Göteborgs-Posten |date=2009-09-16 |accessdate=2014-07-13}}</ref> The studio's first two plays were ]'s ''Brudsporre'' and ]'s ''Pappersväggen''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bokborsen.se/page-start?issearch=1&maincat=1&scat=44&sorder=4&cpage=185 |title=Böcker: Film & Teater, 26 001 annonser |publisher=Bokborsen.se |accessdate=2014-07-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ingmarbergman.se/sida/teatermannen-ingmar-bergman-76 |title=Teatermannen Ingmar Bergman |publisher=Ingmarbergman.se |accessdate=2014-07-13}}</ref> | ||
As an author she made her debut with the renaissance drama ''Lucrezia'' (1912).<ref name="runeberg1"/><ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.se/books/about/Lucrezia.html?id=r3s8AQAAIAAJ&redir_esc=y |title=Lucrezia: drama frĺn renässansens dagar i tre akter |
As an author she made her debut with the renaissance drama ''Lucrezia'' (1912).<ref name="runeberg1"/><ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.se/books/about/Lucrezia.html?id=r3s8AQAAIAAJ&redir_esc=y |title=Lucrezia: drama frĺn renässansens dagar i tre akter |first=Brita |last=von Horn |publisher=A. Bonnier |date=1912 |accessdate=2014-07-13}}</ref> In 1917 her play ''Kring drottningen'' had its premiere at Svenska teatern with ] and ] in the lead roles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://libris.kb.se/bib/1653543 |title=Kring drottningen : Drama i tre akter |publisher=LIBRIS |accessdate=2014-07-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stockholmskallan.se/PostFiles/SMF/SD/SSMB_0005808_01.pdf |title=Från Intiman till Intiman | ||
Privatteatrarna och den nya scenen |publisher=Stockholmskallan.se |
Privatteatrarna och den nya scenen |publisher=Stockholmskallan.se |accessdate=2014-07-13}}</ref> The first ever Swedish radio theater broadcast was her play ''Kungens amour'', which was broadcasted on 11 January 1925.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=965&artikel=475894 |title=Kungens amour av Brita von Horn - Radioteatern |publisher=Sveriges Radio |date=2004-09-22 |accessdate=2014-07-13}}</ref> Between 1930 and 1941 she was a theater critic at the newspapers ''Östergötlands dagblad'' and ''Arbetet''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.avblixten.info/e/16s34eows8q85jud.html |title=Bold as Love (sång) |publisher=Avblixten.se |accessdate=2014-07-13}}</ref> | ||
Brita became a close friend of ]; both women shared a house together. Together they created the theater group Dramatikerstudion and wrote a play for their studio based on von Horn's book ''Aschebergskan på Wittskövle''.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=eJCGNAlqB0gC&pg=PA514&lpg=PA514&dq=elsa+collin+helsingborg&source=bl&ots=ktG3DQ9r_D&sig=BqjTaY308w8Nxd4cWn0wgUAgGcU&hl=sv&sa=X&ei=24rCU5jpG4fiywOB94Jw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=elsa%20collin%20helsingborg&f=false |title=Ingmar Bergman: A Reference Guide |first=Birgitta |last=Steene |
Brita became a close friend of ]; both women shared a house together. Together they created the theater group Dramatikerstudion and wrote a play for their studio based on von Horn's book ''Aschebergskan på Wittskövle''.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=eJCGNAlqB0gC&pg=PA514&lpg=PA514&dq=elsa+collin+helsingborg&source=bl&ots=ktG3DQ9r_D&sig=BqjTaY308w8Nxd4cWn0wgUAgGcU&hl=sv&sa=X&ei=24rCU5jpG4fiywOB94Jw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=elsa%20collin%20helsingborg&f=false |title=Ingmar Bergman: A Reference Guide |first=Birgitta |last=Steene |publisher=Amsterdam University Press |date=2005 |accessdate=2014-07-13}}</ref> | ||
==Death== | ==Death== | ||
Brita von Horn died in 1983.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://biblioteket.stockholm.se/sok/topic/Genealogi;Horn,%20Brita%20von%20:%201886-1983 |title=Genealogi, Horn, Brita von |publisher=Stockholms bibliotek |
Brita von Horn died in 1983.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://biblioteket.stockholm.se/sok/topic/Genealogi;Horn,%20Brita%20von%20:%201886-1983 |title=Genealogi, Horn, Brita von |publisher=Stockholms bibliotek |accessdate=2014-07-13}}</ref> | ||
== Bibliography == | == Bibliography == | ||
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Brita Clara Alice Augusta Florence von Horn (14 February 1886 - 14 February 1983) was a Swedish author, director and theater leader. She worked in the theater scene in Stockholm and was the author of several published books.
Career
She started several theaters and was the first one to put up an Anton Chekhov play in Sweden. In the early 1930s she started the Theater at Sveavägen, which went into bankruptcy after only one year. In 1940 she was a co-founder for Sveriges dramatikers studio along with Vilhelm Moberg and Helge Hagerman. The studio's first two plays were Ebbe Linde's Brudsporre and Dicte Sjögren's Pappersväggen.
As an author she made her debut with the renaissance drama Lucrezia (1912). In 1917 her play Kring drottningen had its premiere at Svenska teatern with Pauline Brunius and Gösta Ekman in the lead roles. The first ever Swedish radio theater broadcast was her play Kungens amour, which was broadcasted on 11 January 1925. Between 1930 and 1941 she was a theater critic at the newspapers Östergötlands dagblad and Arbetet.
Brita became a close friend of Elsa Collin; both women shared a house together. Together they created the theater group Dramatikerstudion and wrote a play for their studio based on von Horn's book Aschebergskan på Wittskövle.
Death
Brita von Horn died in 1983.
Bibliography
- Lucrezia, play, 1912
- Kring drottningen, play, 1917
- Yttersta dagen, play, 1919
- Den döda gården, book, 1922
- Syndens lön, book, 1923
- Kungens amour, play, radio broadcast 1925
- Hennes nåd översten, book, 1925
- Kärlekens narr, book, 1929
- Jakobs dröm, 1929
- Bobo och aristokraterna, book, 1938
- Dear baroness, 1963
- Hornstötar ur kulissen, memoirs 1965
References
- ^ "333 (Svenskt författarlexikon / 1. 1900-1940 A-Ö)". Runeberg.org. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
- Magnus Ljunggren (2005-06-05). "Tjechovs långa väg till svenska hjärtan". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2014-07-13.
- "41 (Tiden / Tjugotredje årgången. 1931)". Runeberg.org. 1930-12-28. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
- Per Arne Tjäder (2009-09-16). "Teaterns siste mohikan". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved 2014-07-13.
- "Böcker: Film & Teater, 26 001 annonser". Bokborsen.se. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
- "Teatermannen Ingmar Bergman". Ingmarbergman.se. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
- von Horn, Brita (1912). Lucrezia: drama frĺn renässansens dagar i tre akter. A. Bonnier. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
- "Kring drottningen : Drama i tre akter". LIBRIS. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
- "Från Intiman till Intiman Privatteatrarna och den nya scenen" (PDF). Stockholmskallan.se. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
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- "Bold as Love (sång)". Avblixten.se. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
- Steene, Birgitta (2005). Ingmar Bergman: A Reference Guide. Amsterdam University Press. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
- "Genealogi, Horn, Brita von". Stockholms bibliotek. Retrieved 2014-07-13.