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Henning Carlsen

Henning Carlsen, Danish director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2014)

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Born
June 4, 1927
Age in 2026
99
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1927

About Henning Carlsen

Henning Carlsen was a Danish film director, screenwriter, and producer most noted for his documentaries and his contributions to the style of cinéma vérité. Carlsen's 1966 social-realistic drama Hunger (Sult) was nominated for the Palme d'Or and won the Bodil Award for Best Danish Film. Carlsen also won the Bodil Award the following year for the comedy People Meet and Sweet Music Fills the Heart. Acting as his own producer since 1960, Carlsen has directed more than 25 films, 19 for which he wrote the screenplay. In 2006, he received the Golden Swan Lifetime Achievement Award at the Copenhagen International Film Festival. In 1962, Carlsen continued in cinéma vérité style with his first feature film: the harsh social drama Dilemma, released as A World of Strangers in the UK due to a naming conflict. Carlsen was nominated for the Palme d'Or and won the Bodil Award for Best Danish Film.

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Henning Carlsen timeline

  1. Acting as his own producer since 1960, Carlsen has directed more than 25 films, 19 for which he wrote the screenplay.
  2. In 1962, Carlsen continued in cinéma vérité style with his first feature film: the harsh social drama Dilemma, released as A World of Strangers in the UK due to a naming conflict.
  3. Carlsen's 1966 social-realistic drama Hunger (Sult) was nominated for the Palme d'Or and won the Bodil Award for Best Danish Film.
  4. In 2006, he received the Golden Swan Lifetime Achievement Award at the Copenhagen International Film Festival.

The world when Henning Carlsen was born

Henning Carlsen was born in 1927. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1927

  • #1 song"My Blue Heaven" – Gene Austin
  • Top movieThe Jazz Singer (first talking picture)
  • Best-selling bookElmer Gantry – Sinclair Lewis

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBabe Ruth hits 60 home runs
  • Top headlineLindbergh completes first solo transatlantic flight
  • Technology milestoneThe Jazz Singer — first feature-length talking film
  • Defining fadDance marathons peak
  • Notable inventionPEZ candy dispensers
  • World population2.04 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderCalvin Coolidge
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population119.0M

1927 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Henning Carlsen's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19272026
Gas$0.21$3.45/gal
Average home$6,100$435,000
Average income$3,700$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population119.0M341 million

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