Johannes Brun

For other people with similar names, see Johannes Brun (disambiguation).

Johannes Finne Brun (10 March 1832 – 7 March 1890) was a Norwegian stage actor.

Statue of Johannes Brun at Cafe Engebret, which was built in 1857. Oslo, 2012 year.

Johannes Brun: a Description of his Life and his Contemporaries (1899)

Brun was born in Verdal.^[1] He made his stage debut as the character "Henrik" in Holberg's comedy Den Vægelsindede on 2 January 1850, at the first ordinary performance at Ole Bull's Det norske Theater in Bergen.^[2][3] He was married to actress Louise Brun (née Gulbrandsen) in 1851. From 1857 both Brun and his wife played at Christiania Theatre.^[1]

Brun is regarded among the most important Norwegian actors of his time.^[1]

Bibliography

• Almquist, Olaf (1898). Johannes Brun. En skildring af hans liv og hans samtidige (in Norwegian). Kristiania: Alb. Cammermeyers Forlag.