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- Olaf Fønss was born on October 17, 1882 in Århus, Denmark. He was an actor and director, known for Homunculus, 1. Teil (1916), Mysteries of India, Part II: Above All Law (1921) and Den store dag (1930). He died on November 3, 1949 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
- Brother of actor Aage Fønss.
- When the silent movie began to take the world in storm in the 10's, Denmark was a world power in the international film business. Many great stars like Asta Nielsen or Pat & Patachon influenced the film scene. In this time came many Danish actors to Germany and gave a fresh impetus. One of them was Olaf Fönss who shot movies since 1912 and already belonged to the famous actors before he took part in German productions.
- With his appearance in "Atlantis" (1913) for the Danish Nordisk company he could achieve his biggest triumph till then which made him famous in whole Europe.
- He was president of the Danish Actor's Union from 1933-1947 and was a censor for the National Film Censor of Denmark for 14 years.
- In the 1930s, Fønss became politically active by directing two films for Denmark's Socialdemokratiske Parti (Social Democracy Party), Den Store Dag (1930) and Under Den Gamle Fane (1932).
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