Johannes V. Jensen

Johannes V. Jensen

writer, actor, soundtrack

Johannes V. Jensen was born on Jan 20, 1873 in Denmark. Johannes V. Jensen's big-screen debut came with They Caught the Ferry directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer in 1948. Johannes V. Jensen is known for They Caught the Ferry directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer, Joseph Koch stars as Self and as . The upcoming new movie Johannes V. Jensen plays is Suddenly, a Woman! which will be released on Jan 01, 1967.

Danish novelist Johannes Vilhelm Jensen was born in Faroe, Denmark, in 1873, the son of a veterinarian. He went to school in Viborg, then studied medicine at the University of Copenhagen, but did not finish his studies; he dropped out to travel the world and write. In 1897 he made his first trip to the US, and returned several times (in fact, two of his early novels were set in Chicago). His 1898 novel "Hummerland Stories"--based on his memories of growing up in Jutland--garnered him wide attention in Scandinavia. However, in 1908 he began publishing what became a six-volume history of the Cimbrians, a Teutonic tribe that originated in the Jutland area of Denmark in the Ice Age and gradually overran much of Europe, fading out by the time of Christopher Columbus (who Jensen claimed was actually a Cimbrian). It was known in England as "The Long Journey" and got Jensen noticed in the rest of Europe, not just Scandinavia.

  • Birthday

    Jan 20, 1873
  • Place of Birth

    Farsø, Denmark

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