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Lasse Kolstad passed away
January 14, 2012, ninety years old | Read more at in70mm.com The 70mm Newsletter
| Written by: Kaare
Terland, Olso, Norway | Date:
24.01.2012 |
Lasse
Kolstad and Bab, actor and actress. Seen here January 15, 2011, in Oslo,
Norway.
Image by Thomas Hauerslev
Four days after his ninetieth birthday Lasse Kolstad passed away. He was one
of the main actors in Norway and mastered all disciplines from classics to
musicals. With his powerful and disciplined baritone voice, he became a very
popular actor and played leading characters in numerous musicals in over six
decades.
But Lasse had also another interest. During nine months 1956/57 he acted as
the “bosin” on board the ship S/S Christian Radich, the square-rigged
sailing ship from Oslo shooting the film
"Windjammer" - a CineMiracle
production.
| More in 70mm reading:
"Windjammer" Cast & Crew Interviews in Oslo
"Windjammer" Press Release
"Windjammer" in Cinemiracle
On the Trail of "Windjammer" - A
Visit to Oslo
Alf R. Bjercke passed away
Internet link:
nettavisen.no
wikipedia.no
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Two
page tribute in Aftenposten, one of the biggest newspapers here in
Norway
Back in Norway Lasse continued his career as a highly esteemed actor, but
his heart remained on board the ship.
During difficult financing periods for the ship in the late sixties and the
seventies, a support organization “Friends of Christian Radich” was
established in 1974, and Lasse was elected the first chairman. With Lasse at
the wheel, together with qualified and dedicated supporters, he managed to
turn politicians and other opinion makers to view the ship as an asset. And
finally in 1978 S/S Christian Radich was included in the national fiscal
budget.
Later Lasse became Chairman of the Foundation Christian Radich, a position
he held for many years.
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Dave Strohmaier remembers Lasse Kolstad
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Titlecard
from "The Making of Windjammer" documentary to be premiered in 2012
After working on the "Windjammer" digital
remastering for 7 months,
getting to actually meet Lasse and Alf that night in
Oslo was a major thrill
for Carin-Anne, myself and Randy Gitsch.
Yesterday we started the first day of 3 panel photography on
"In the Picture", the 15
minute short were doing for the 60th anniversary of Cinerama. We made an
announcement about Lasse's passing on the set; The Hollywood "DeMille
Lasky" Studio Museum, across the street from the Hollywood Bowl. Many of
the extras were people of my age or older and they all had seen
"Windjammer" on the original release and remember well Lasse and the
famous Kari waits for me song.
"Windjammer" and our
documentary will be shown on the big screen as part of the Cinerama
festival first week in October at the Cinerama Dome in Hollywood. The
DVD release is supposed to happen sometime in May, The distributor is
not sure exactly when.
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