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Sam Ask

Sam Ask was a Swedish screenwriter and actor. He also directed the 1928 silent comedy film Erik XIV.

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Sam Ask
Born16 October 1878
Klippan, Scania, Sweden
Died15 July 1937 (aged 58)
Stockholm, Sweden
OccupationsWriter, actor
Years active1916–1935 (film)

Sam Ask (16 October 1878 – 15 July 1937) was a Swedish screenwriter and actor.1 He also directed the 1928 silent comedy film Erik XIV.

Ask was a long-time student at Lund University, and enrolled as a law student in 1897 although he never graduated before he formally ended his university studies in 1909.

Selected filmography

References

References

  1. Glavin p.211
Bibliography

Bibliography

  • Glavin, John. Dickens on Screen. Cambridge University Press, 2003.
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