- Erik Aaes
Erik Aaes (
April 27 1899 –March 19 1966 ) was a Danishset designer andart director. He was a prominent figure behind the scenes ofScandinavia ntheatre and in film.Biography
In 1917 Aaes attended the Danish Naval Academy, then attended art school while simultaneously working as an assistant for Nordisk Films and for the Folketeatret of Copenhagen.
He aided director
Svend Gade on the production of Hamlet (1921) in Berlin, and while there he studied painting at theKunstgewerbe Museum.In the 1920s Aaes worked as a designer in the
Berlin theatre, then later in that decade he moved toParis designing sets foravant garde films for directors such asJean Renoir andAlberto Cavalcanti until 1932.He returned to his native
Denmark in 1933 and designed sets for both film and theatrical productions both inEurope and America until his death.Persondata
NAME=Aaes, Erik
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Set designer ,art director
DATE OF BIRTH=April 27 ,1899
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DATE OF DEATH=March 19 ,1966
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