August Schønemann

Popular Norwegian comic actor, on stage from 1906, the first years engaged in touring companies.(Alma & Johan Fahlstrøm, and later with Pehr Qværnstrøm) He became a mainstay in comedy, farce, and operetta, from 1913 at Tivoli Theater in Christiania, (now Oslo) later at Theatre Moderne, Casino Theater, and Chat Noir, also in Christiania. His best portrayal was as "Ko-ko" in: "The Mikado".(Gilbert & Sullivan) His only film appearance was in a silent comedy in 1922, the film also became a great success for Mr.Schønemann. Three years later he died at the early age of 34, sadly missed by thousand of fans in Christiania, and elsewhere in Norway.