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Jón Laxdal (actor)

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Jón Laxdal (né Jón Laxdal Halldórsson; 7 June 1933, Ísafjörður – 15 May 2005, Kaiserstuhl, Aargau) was an Icelandic-Swiss stage actor. A child of Icelandic fisherman,[1] he later settled in Switzerland and became a member for the Schauspielhaus Zürich, then settled in Kaiserstuhl, Aargau in 1973.[2] He was noticeable for the localization of the play, Love Letters, by A. R. Gurney.[3][4]

Laxdal died during the rehearsal for the play, Kleine Eheverbrechen.[5] He was married to Katerina Laxdal until his death.[6]

He is not to be confused with the Icelandic composer, Jón Laxdal (1865 – 1928).

References

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  1. ^ "Leben und Theater des Jón Laxdal". halo (in German).
  2. ^ Roland Tellenbach. "Tod eines grossen Theatermannes". Zürcher Unterländer (in German).
  3. ^ Keller, Hubert (2018-04-09). "Unerfüllte Liebe: "Diese verdammte Schreiberei hat alles versaut"". Badener Tagblatt (in German).
  4. ^ "Love Letters". Kaiserbühne (in German).
  5. ^ Mehlin, Rosmarie (2019-04-28). "Ein Mann, eine Frau, ein Scherbengericht". St. Galler Tagblatt (in German).
  6. ^ Fritz, Andreas (2016-12-30). "Im Laxdal-Theater fällt der letzte Vorhang". Südkurier (in German).