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1 of 1977 Olaf Olsen

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Name	Olsen, Olaf
Born	1/24/1919
Birthplace	Heidelberg, Germany
Places of residence	Ridgefield CT - Ward Acres Farm
Notes	Olsen lived on Ward Acres Farm with Jack Ward. They raised hunter and hackney horses, and maintained a museum of antique carriages that eventually included more than 50 vehicles. Up to 45 horses were stabled at Ward Acres in its heyday, and many were champions – one of his horses sold for $4.5 million. Ward and Olsen had a pond at Golf Lane and Lewis Drive where Olsen especially maintained a collection of exotic waterfowl, including black swans from Australia.
Occupation	Actor in 29 films including The Man in the White Suit (1951), BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950) and Against the Wind (1948) Documentary filmmaker - head of Olsen Film Productions, Ltd.
Relationships	Olsen's great-uncle, Dr. Georg Schweinfurth, was a contemporary of Stanley and Livingston and the discoverer of the pygmies, through the Congo.
Spouse	Jack B. Ward, longtime companion

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   Jack Ward and Olaf Olsen

   Record Type: Archive