Olof Thiel | |
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Born | Stockholm, Sweden | October 31, 1892
Died | December 10, 1978 Vallentuna, Sweden | (aged 86)
Resting place | Solna Cemetery |
Other names | Jacques Armand |
Spouse | Margareta Lindström |
Children | Madeleine Uggla |
Parents |
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Relatives | Carin Thiel, Signe Henschen, Lill Thiel |
Olof Thiel (October 31, 1892 – December 10, 1978) was a Swedish film producer, film production manager, and composer.[1][2][3][4] As a composer, he most often used the pseudonym "Jacques Armand."[5][6] He also wrote some of the lyrics to his melodies.[7]
Otto Thiel was the son of Ernest Thiel (1859–1947) and Anna Fredrika Josephson. His father Ernest created the Thiel Gallery (Thielska galleriet) art museum,[8] which is one of the foremost museums in Stockholm. Otto Thiel's daughter Madeleine Uggla was a singing teacher and the mother of the actor Magnus Uggla.
Thiel was one of the directors of the company Filmaktiebolaget Biörnstad & Thiel, and he started the film company AB Irefilm.[3][9] He composed the music for almost all of Irefilm's film productions.