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| − | (b. **/**/1892? - d. **/**/****). Actor. Despite the fact that between 1916 and 1919, Holger Petersen acted in nine silent films for [[African Film Productions]], nothing much is known about him. Initially he played supporting roles, but in [[Copper Mask]] he had the title role as the highwayman who falls in love with [[Adele Fillis]]. In June 1919, shortly after that film’s release, it was announced that he had joined [[Norman H. Lee]]’s [[Rand School of Cinema Acting]], but August saw the opening of the [[Holger Petersen School of Cinema Acting and Dramatic Art]]. A Holger Petersen, born 1892, came to South Africa in 1912 at the age of 20 on board the Braemar Castle. | + | (b. **/**/1892? - d. **/**/****). Actor. Despite the fact that between 1916 and 1919, Holger Petersen acted in nine silent films for [[African Film Productions]], nothing much is known about him. Initially he played supporting roles, but in [[Copper Mask]] he had the title role as the highwayman who falls in love with [[Adele Fillis]]. In June 1919, shortly after that film’s release, it was announced that he had joined [[Norman H. Lee]]’s [[Rand School of Cinema Acting]], but August saw the opening of the [[Holger Petersen School of Cinema Acting and Dramatic Art]]. A mining contractor named Holger Petersen, born in 1892, came to South Africa in 1912 at the age of 20 on board the Braemar Castle. |
FILMS: [[A Zulu’s Devotion]] ([[Lorimer Johnston]]/1916), [[The Splendid Waster]] ([[Lorimer Johnston]]/1916), [[De Voortrekkers]] ([[Harold M. Shaw]]/1916), [[And Then---]] ([[Dick Cruikshanks]] & [[Joseph Albrecht]]/1917), [[The Piccanin’s Christmas]] ([[Dick Cruikshanks]] & [[Joseph Albrecht]]/1917), [[The Symbol of Sacrifice]] ([[Dick Cruikshanks]]/1918), [[Bond and Word]] ([[Dick Cruikshanks]]/1918), [[Copper Mask]] ([[Joseph Albrecht]]/1919). (FO) | FILMS: [[A Zulu’s Devotion]] ([[Lorimer Johnston]]/1916), [[The Splendid Waster]] ([[Lorimer Johnston]]/1916), [[De Voortrekkers]] ([[Harold M. Shaw]]/1916), [[And Then---]] ([[Dick Cruikshanks]] & [[Joseph Albrecht]]/1917), [[The Piccanin’s Christmas]] ([[Dick Cruikshanks]] & [[Joseph Albrecht]]/1917), [[The Symbol of Sacrifice]] ([[Dick Cruikshanks]]/1918), [[Bond and Word]] ([[Dick Cruikshanks]]/1918), [[Copper Mask]] ([[Joseph Albrecht]]/1919). (FO) | ||
Revision as of 16:28, 19 December 2014
(b. **/**/1892? - d. **/**/****). Actor. Despite the fact that between 1916 and 1919, Holger Petersen acted in nine silent films for African Film Productions, nothing much is known about him. Initially he played supporting roles, but in Copper Mask he had the title role as the highwayman who falls in love with Adele Fillis. In June 1919, shortly after that film’s release, it was announced that he had joined Norman H. Lee’s Rand School of Cinema Acting, but August saw the opening of the Holger Petersen School of Cinema Acting and Dramatic Art. A mining contractor named Holger Petersen, born in 1892, came to South Africa in 1912 at the age of 20 on board the Braemar Castle.
FILMS: A Zulu’s Devotion (Lorimer Johnston/1916), The Splendid Waster (Lorimer Johnston/1916), De Voortrekkers (Harold M. Shaw/1916), And Then--- (Dick Cruikshanks & Joseph Albrecht/1917), The Piccanin’s Christmas (Dick Cruikshanks & Joseph Albrecht/1917), The Symbol of Sacrifice (Dick Cruikshanks/1918), Bond and Word (Dick Cruikshanks/1918), Copper Mask (Joseph Albrecht/1919). (FO)
Sources
S.A. Pictorial, 19 April 1919
Gutsche, Thelma - The history and social significance of motion pictures in South Africa 1895-1940
Le Roux, André I. & Fourie, Lilla – Filmverlede: geskiedenis van die Suid-Afrikaanse speelfilm
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