Harry Ivarson

Harry Ivarson (September 7, 1892 – 1967) was a Norwegian film director and screenwriter.

Ivarson was born in Chicago,^[1] the son of the actor William Ivarson and actress Anna Ivarson.^[2] In addition to Harry, the couple had a son Wictor (born in 1893) and a daughter Borghild (born in 1895).^[2] In 1910 the family lived in Årstad.^[2]

Ivarson studied film in the United States and Germany.^[3] He debuted as a director and screenwriter in Germany in 1923 with the film Wenn Männer richten under the pseudonym Harry Williams.^[4] He continued his career in Norway with the films Til sæters (1924), Fager er lien (1925),^[5] Simen Mustrøens besynderlige opplevelser (1926), Madame besøker Oslo (1927),^[6] and Den glade enke i Trangvik (1927), which was his last silent film. In the 1930s, Ivarson switched to sound films, and together with Per Aabel he directed Jeppe på bjerget in 1933.^[7] He directed his last film in 1943, the documentary Bergen.^[8] Ivarson was the head of the NRK office in Bergen during the Second World War.