Louis H. Chrispijn, Sr. (13 May 1854, in Amsterdam – 1 November 1926, in Amsterdam) was a Dutch actor, writer, and director of both theatre and films.[1] Together with M.H. Laddé, Willy Mullens, Maurits Binger, and Theo Frenkel, he was one of the pioneers of early Dutch cinema.[2]
Louis Chrispijn sr. | |
|---|---|
| Born | Louis Hermanus Chrispijn 13 May 1854 |
| Died | 1 November 1926 (aged 72) |
| Years active | 1913–1915 |
| Spouse | Christine van Meeteren (1905-1916) |
He and his wife, actress Christine van Meeteren, married in 1905 and toured the Dutch East Indies together through 1908.[3] They were invited by Binger to join his troupe at Filmfabriek Hollandia; van Meeteren acted alongside Annie Bos in a number of comedic films about Zeeland girls, Mijntje en Trijntje. Chrispijn became Hollandia's first permanent director in 1915. He and van Meeteren divorced the following year.
Movies (as director) edit
- De Levende ladder (1913)
- Nederland en Oranje (1913)
- Silvia Silombra (1913)
- Krates (1913)
- De Bertha (1914)
- Een telegram uit Mexico
- Zijn viool (1914)[4]
- De zigeunerin (1914)
- De verwisseling onder het bed (1914)
- Liefde waakt (1914)
- De Bloemen, die de ziel vertroosten (1914)
- Heilig recht (1914)
- Weergevonden (1914)[5]
- Luchtkastelen (1914)
- De Vloek van het testament (1915)
References edit
- ^ Abel, Richard (2005). Encyclopedia of Early Cinema. Taylor & Francis. pp. 471–472. ISBN 978-0-415-23440-5.
- ^ "Louis H. Chrispijn Senior". DEV EYE Filmdatabase. 2011-04-12. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
- ^ "Christine Chrispijn – van Meeteren". DEV EYE Filmdatabase. 2011-04-12. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
- ^ Houten, Theodore van (1992). Silent Cinema Music in the Netherlands: The Eyl/Van Houten Collection of Film and Cinema Music in the Nederlands Filmmuseum. F. Knuf Publishers. p. 16. ISBN 978-90-6027-629-7.
- ^ Cowie, Peter (1979). Dutch Cinema: An Illustrated History. Tantivy Press. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-498-02425-2.
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