Poul Bang
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Film director
Poul Bang | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 February 1905 Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Died | 6 July 1967 (aged 62) Denmark |
| Occupations | Film producer Film director |
| Years active | 1932–1967 |
Poul Bang (17 February 1905 – 6 July 1967) was a Danish film producer and director. He produced 24 films between 1950 and 1967. He also directed 23 films between 1943 and 1963.[1][2]
He was the son of Camillo Cavour Bang (1861–1949) and Augusta Pouline Boas (1868–1919). His brother Peter Boas Bang, five years older, was founder and co-owner of Bang & Olufsen, where his father was for a time chairman of the board.
Bang was trained as an engineer and started working as a sound engineer at Fotorama in 1932.[3] He later worked at Palladium and ASA Film before becoming production manager, instructor and director at Saga Studio.[4] He was also a teacher at the film school.
On 21 June 1930 Bang married Ebba Charlotte Valeur (1907-65), with whom he had four children: Lise, Mette, Niels, and Anne.[3]
At Saga Studio in 1943 he met the young photographer Annelise Reenberg; they were married on 10 May 1967.[3]
Bang died in 1967 during the filming of Min søsters børn på bryllupsrejse in Austria.[4] He is buried at Bispebjerg Cemetery.
