Robert Sperati

Robert Sperati
Born(1872-07-27)July 27, 1872
Bergen, Norway
DiedOctober 12, 1945(1945-10-12) (aged 73)
Resting placeVestre gravlund
OccupationActor
SpouseKitty Lossius
MotherOctavia Sperati
RelativesLulli Sperati, Carlo Alberto Sperati

Robert Kristian Paolo Sperati (July 27, 1872 – October 12, 1945) was a Norwegian stage actor and film actor from the silent-film era.[1][2][3]

Career

Sperati was born in Bergen. He made his debut at the National Theater in Bergen as the aristocrat in Turgenev's Fortune's Fool (Norwegian: Nådsensbrødet) before he had success as Thummelumsen in Gustav Wied's comedy of the same name and in Anthon B. Nilsen's Bedstemors Gut (Grandma's Boy). He later worked in Oslo, at the Central Theater,[4] the Oslo New Theater, and the Open-Air Theater on Bygdøy.[5] He also participated in the first broadcast of the NRK Radio Theater, in the role of the Bøyg in Henrik Ibsen's Peer Gynt (on September 12, 1926).[6][7]

Family

Sperati was the son of the conductor Robert Sperati (1848–1884) and the actress Octavia Sperati,[8] and the grandson of the conductor and composer Paolo Sperati. He was married to the author Kitty Lossius.[9] He was the nephew of the composer and music professor Carlo Alberto Sperati.

Filmography

References

  1. ^ Engberg, Marguerite (1986). Schiave bianche allo specchio: le origini del cinema in Scandinavia (1896-1918). Pordenone: Studi Tesi. p. 484.
  2. ^ Semmingsen, Ingrid (1981). Underveis – mot nye tider. Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 148.
  3. ^ "Kremasjoner og begravelser i dag". Arbeiderbladet. No. 133. October 17, 1945. p. 7. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  4. ^ "Bergen". Racine Journal. Racine, WI. November 16, 1899. p. 12. Retrieved January 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "Dødsfall". Bergens Tidene. October 27, 1945.
  6. ^ "Radio-programmet". Den nye Social-Demokraten. No. 104. September 11, 1926. p. 3. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  7. ^ "'Peer Gynt' kringkastes imorgen". Tidens Tegn. No. 211. September 11, 1926. p. 7. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  8. ^ "Fortegnelse over de Mandskaber og Rodeforstandere". Bergens Aftenblad. No. 3136. March 15, 1890. p. 3. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  9. ^ Hydle, Halvdan; Fikkan, Kristian; Hegna, J. B. (1950). Hvem skrev hva i de siste 25 år. Oslo: Schibsted. p. 329.