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- Norwegian novelist Knut Hamsun was born to a poor family and sent to live with an uncle, a commercial fisherman. He grew up without any formal schooling. Hamsun left Norway for the U.S. twice: once in 1882, and again in 1886. Each time he stayed in the U.S. for two years, holding various jobs including farmhand and Chicago streetcar conductor. He was often poverty-stricken. His first novel "Hunger" is autobiographical and about poverty, alienation, and desperation, and, innovatively: consciousness and intense inner states. He returned to Norway and wrote several more novels, all well-received, original, and successful. He won the Nobel Prize in 1920 for "Growth of the Soil," but gradually became reclusive due to his need to write combined with and his cranky temperament. Norwegians were dismayed when in the 1930's he expressed his support for Hitler. Although he claimed his sentiments were more anti-British than pro-German, he spoke in favor of National Socialism and was vilified in Norway. His rocky relations with his children and second wife are the subject of Hamsun (1996). In 1948, he was briefly imprisoned, and his assets were seized by the state. He died penniless in 1952. Hamsun was rehabilitated posthumously, and is again considered one of the great modern Scandinavian novelists.
- Ela Weissberger was born in 1930 in Lom u Mostu, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].
- Valentina Borisova was born on 29 August 1925 in Vasilovtzi, Lom, Bulgaria. She is an actress, known for Pod igoto (1990), Sledite ostavat (1956) and Prizemyavane (1987).
- Director
- Writer
Petar Borisov Vasilev-Milevin was born on June 26, 191 in Kriva Bara, Lom region, Bulgaria. He studied Law at Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski". He graduated film directing at State Cinema Institute in Moscow (1954). He was a Member of the Union of Bulgarian Filmmakers. He has made some of the remarkable Bulgarian Cinema comedies. He received the title "Honored Artist" (1984) and the Order "Cyril and Methodius" (1960), the Order "People Republic of Bulgaria (1988). He died on July 29, 2001 in Sofia, Bulgaria.- Soundtrack
Jirina Fikejzová was born on 13 April 1927 in Lom u Mostu, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She was married to Jaroslav Fikejz. She died on 26 May 2007 in Velké Mezirící, Czech Republic.- Violeta Minkova was born on 3 September 1932 in Lom, Bulgaria. She was an actress, known for Nespokoen pat (1955) and Mezhdu dvamata (1966). She died on 30 September 1992.
- Composer
- Music Department
Simeon Pironkov was born on June 18, 1927 Lom, Bulgaria. He graduated National Music Academy in Composition in the class of Professor Hadjiev and Conducting in the class of Professor. Assen Dimitrov (1952). During his studies he worked as conductor and artistic director of the Orchestra of the National Youth Theatre. Simeon Pironkov was a music editor at the Boyana Film Studios (1964-68). From 1968 to 1980, he was a freelancer. Since 1980 he was an associate professor in National Academy for Theatre and Film Art, Sofia, Bulgaria, where he taught musical setting of the show. In 1982, he visited Cite des Arts Paris, and in 1990 - Los Angeles (USA), where lectured. He was Vice President of Union of Bulgarian Composers (1980-85). He was a co-founder of the Company for New Music in Bulgaria (1990). From 1994 until his death he had worked as Chairman of the Annual International Festival for Contemporary Music "Musica Nova", Sofia. He was a Chairman of the Foundation and the International Competition for Young Opera Singers "Boris Hristov" (1992). He was among the prominent contemporary Bulgarian artists. His music is filled with different original artistic decisions regarding achieved imagery and used musical language. He is an author of works in different genres: three operas; Oratory; works for symphony, string and chamber orchestra; chamber instrumental and vocal music; choral music; music to 43 feature films, 25 multiplier, 36 popular science films and documentaries; music for 51 theater, 15 radio and television productions. His works have been performed in nearly all European countries, USA, Russia, the International Festival of Contemporary Music in Warsaw, Budapest, Berlin, Zagreb, Prague, Bratislava, issued in Bulgaria, Germany and Japan. He won prestigious national awards. He was awarded the prize "Gottfried von Herder" for Lifetime Achievement (1985). He died on January 25, 2000 in Sofia, Bulgaria.- Composer
- Soundtrack
Jirí Zmozek was born on 21 February 1943 in Lom u Mostu, Protektorát Cechy a Morava [now Czech Republic]. Jirí is a composer, known for Money Changer (1994), Jak básníkum chutná zivot (1988) and Nowhere in Moravia (2014).- Alexander Raychev was born on 11 April 1922 in Lom, Bulgaria. He was a composer, known for Tova se sluchi na ulitzata (1956), Haydushka kletva (1958) and Stramnata pateka (1961). He died on 28 October 2003 in Sofia, Bulgaria.
- Actor
- Writer
Josef Náhlovský was born on 15 December 1949 in Lom u Mostu, Czechoslovakia. He was an actor and writer, known for Galasupersou (1984), Miluji te modre (2017) and Rodinka (2011). He died on 7 April 2022 in Prague, Czech Republic.- Art Director
- Production Designer
Dimitar Tomov was born on 9 January 1934 in Lom, Bulgaria. Dimitar is an art director and production designer, known for Veselyatzi (1969) and Urok po sotziologiya (1975).