Norwegian Actors' Equity Association

The Norwegian Actors' Equity Association (Norwegian: Norsk Skuespillerforbund) is an association of Norwegian actors.^[1] Its main purpose is to improve actors' working conditions and to protect the artistic, judicial and financial interests of actors in Norway.^[2] The association was established in 1898, after an initiative from actor Sigurd Asmundsen at a birthday party in 1897, followed by a preparatory meeting in April 1898, and a constituent meeting 27 October 1898.^[3] The first chairman was Sigvard Gundersen, with Johanne Dybwad as vice chairman, and Christian Sandal as first secretary.^[3] Important issues during the early years were contractual conditions, pensions, and regulation of foreign ensembles.^[3] The association's first Honorary member was actor and later theatrical director Bjørn Bjørnson, nominated in May 1900.^[4]

The Association currently has 1250 members, of whom approximately 155 are permanently employed and 150 temporarily employed in institutional theatres.^[5] NAEA publishes Skuespillerkatalogen – the Actors' Catalogue. As the leading national casting resource, it is used by most Norwegian TV, Film, Radio and Theatre companies.^[6]

List of leaders

1898–1899 Sigvard Gundersen
1899–1901 Olav Voss
1901–1903 Ludvig Müller
1903–1904 Ludvig Bergh
1904–1905 Halfdan Christensen
1905–1907 Theodor Blich
1907–1913 Ludvig Müller
1913–1915 Harald Stormoen
1915–1918 Thomas Thomassen
1918–1920 Egil Eide
1920–1921 Thorleif Klausen
1921–1924 Harald Stormoen
1924–1925 Thomas Thomassen
1925–1928 Harald Stormoen
1928–1932 Einar Sissener
1932–1940 Egil Hjorth-Jenssen
1940–1941 David Knudsen
1941– Harald Schwenzen
1942–1945 Einar Sissener (acting)
1945– Harald Schwenzen
1945– Georg Løkkeberg
1945–1946 Øyvind Øyen (acting)
1946–1950 Jens Gunderssen
1951–1961 Ella Hval^[7]
1962-1964 Gunnar Olram
1965–1967 Ella Hval
1967–1969 Bjarne Andersen
1970–1974 Knut Mørch Hansson
1974-1976 Finn Kvalem
1977–1980 Karen Randers-Pehrson^[8]
1980-1995 Ragnhild Nygaard
1995-2000 Bernhard Ramstad
2000–2011 Agnete G. Haaland
2011–2015 Hauk Heyerdahl
2015– Knut Alfsen

References

^ Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Norsk Skuespillerforbund". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2 August 2009.
^ http://www.skuespillerforbund.no
^ ^a ^b ^c Hjorth-Jenssen, Egil (1948). Norsk Skuespillerforbund gjennom 50 år, 1898–1948 (in Norwegian). Gyldendal.
^ Fasting, Kåre (1973). Så vidunderlig det er... Norsk Skuespillerforbund gjennom 75 år (in Norwegian). Gyldendal. p. 237.
^ http://skuespillerforbund.no/english ^{[dead link]}
^ http://skuespillerkatalogen.no
^ Berg, Thoralf. "Ella Hval". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Karen Randers-Pehrson". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 6 April 2019.