Olof Thiel

Olof Thiel
Olof Thiel
Born	October 31, 1892; Stockholm, Sweden
Died	December 10, 1978 (aged 86); Vallentuna, Sweden
Resting place	Solna Cemetery
Nationality	Swedish
Spouse(s)	Margareta Lindström
Children	Madeleine Uggla
Parents	Ernest Thiel (father); Anna Josephson (mother);
Relatives	Carin Thiel, Signe Henschen, Lill Thiel

Olof Thiel (October 31, 1892 – December 10, 1978) was a Swedish film producer, film production manager, and composer.[1][2][3][4] As a composer, he most often used the pseudonym "Jacques Armand."[5][6] He also wrote some of the lyrics to his melodies.[7]

Family

Otto Thiel was the son of Ernest Thiel (1859–1947) and Anna Fredrika Josephson. His father Ernest created the Thiel Gallery (Thielska galleriet) art museum,[8] which is one of the foremost museums in Stockholm. Otto Thiel's daughter Madeleine Uggla was a singing teacher and the mother of the actor Magnus Uggla.

Career

Thiel was one of the directors of the company Filmaktiebolaget Biörnstad & Thiel, and he started the film company AB Irefilm.[3][9] He composed the music for almost all of Irefilm's film productions.

Film music (selected)

1932: En stulen vals
1932: Fantegutten
1933: Flickan från varuhuset
1936: Ä' vi gifta?
1937: En sjöman går iland
1937: Häxnatten
1937: Lyckliga Vestköping
1937: En flicka kommer till sta'n
1938: Karriär
1938: Kamrater i vapenrocken

Films directed

1934: Synnöve Solbakken
1935: Kanske en gentleman
1936: Stackars miljonärer
1939: Midnattssolens son

References

Furhammar, Leif (1993). Filmen i Sverige: en historia i tio kapitel. Höganäs: Wiken. p. 155.
The International Who's Who. London: Europa Publications. 1937. p. 1063.
Uggla, Magnus (2018). Enda sättet att genomlida en konsert är att själv stå på scenen. Johanneshov: MTM.
Forslund, Bengt (1988). Victor Sjöström: His Life and His Work. New York: Zoetrope. p. 248.
Porter, Jack W.; Henrysson, Harald (1982). A Jussi Bjoerling Discography. Indianapolis: Jussi Bjoerling Memorial Archive. p. 167.
Tornow, Ingo; Kästner, Erich (1998). Erich Kästner und der Film: mit den Songtexten Kästners aus "Die Koffer des Herrn O.F.". Munich: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag. p. 91.
Hilleström, Gustaf (1971). Svenska musikperspektiv: Minnesskrift vid Kungl. Musikaliska akademiens 200-årsjubileum 1971. Stockholm: Nordiska Musikforlaget. p. 193.
"Ernest Thiel". Thielska Galleriet. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
Blomberg, Eva (2006). Vill ni se en stjärna?: kön, kropp och kläder i Filmjournalen 1919-1953. Lund: Nordic Academic Press. p. 222.

External links

Olof Thiel at IMDb
Olof Thiel at the Swedish Film Database
Olof Thiel at the Czecho-Slovak Film Database

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[1] Furhammar, Leif (1993). Filmen i Sverige: en historia i tio kapitel. Höganäs: Wiken. p. 155.

[2] The International Who's Who. London: Europa Publications. 1937. p. 1063.

[Uggla-3] Uggla, Magnus (2018). Enda sättet att genomlida en konsert är att själv stå på scenen. Johanneshov: MTM.

[4] Forslund, Bengt (1988). Victor Sjöström: His Life and His Work. New York: Zoetrope. p. 248.

[5] Porter, Jack W.; Henrysson, Harald (1982). A Jussi Bjoerling Discography. Indianapolis: Jussi Bjoerling Memorial Archive. p. 167.

[6] Tornow, Ingo; Kästner, Erich (1998). Erich Kästner und der Film: mit den Songtexten Kästners aus "Die Koffer des Herrn O.F.". Munich: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag. p. 91.

[7] Hilleström, Gustaf (1971). Svenska musikperspektiv: Minnesskrift vid Kungl. Musikaliska akademiens 200-årsjubileum 1971. Stockholm: Nordiska Musikforlaget. p. 193.

[8] "Ernest Thiel". Thielska Galleriet. Retrieved August 12, 2021.

[9] Blomberg, Eva (2006). Vill ni se en stjärna?: kön, kropp och kläder i Filmjournalen 1919-1953. Lund: Nordic Academic Press. p. 222.