Svend Methling

Svend Methling was born in 1891 into a well-off, musical family. After beginning polytechnic studies and an apprenticeship as a blacksmith, he entered the school of the Royal Theatre, where he made his debut in 1916 and played young heroes; he remained there until 1922 and again from 1930 to 1950, directing other Copenhagen stages in between. A director in the theatre and at the opera, he made sixteen feature films and became one of the pioneers of Danish radio drama. He died in 1977.

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• CinemaSommerglæderSvend Methling · 1940Cinema