Emanuel Gregers

Emanuel Gregers was a Danish actor, screenwriter and film director. Gregers madefilms during a career which extended during four decades from the Danish golden age of silent film until 1949. Critics often dismissed his work as dependable yet uninspired, however many of his lighthearted comedies achieved great popularity in Denmark. Gregers most notable films were romantic comedies starring his wives Bodil Ipsen and Marguerite Viby.

Emanuel Gregers was born onDecember 1881 in Horsens, Denmark. At the age ofyears Gregers debuted at the Horsens summer theater and performed in local theaters for the nextyears. Around 1909, he moved to Copenhagen and performed in the larger theaters including Norrebros Teater and the Betty Nansen Teatret. Although he quickly shifted to working in film in 1912, Gregers maintained a lifelong attachment to stagework he owned the Casino theater in Copenhagen and managed it from 1921 to 1931, then continued as a stage director into the 1940s.

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