John W. Brunius

John W. Brunius was born in Stockholm on 26 December 1884. A pupil of the Royal Dramatic Theatre school, he acted at the Dramaten from 1905, then at the Svenska teatern, where he also became a stage director. Hired in 1918 as principal director of the Skandia company, he followed it into Svensk Filmindustri, then made historical dramas for his own companies. Married in 1909 to the actress Pauline Brunius, he ran the Oscarsteatern with her and Gösta Ekman from 1926. He died in Stockholm in December 1937.

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• CinemaA Mother's FightThora van DekenJohn W. Brunius · 1920Cinema