ABSTRACT
(1869–1950), Danish author and journalist. At age 15, Christian Houmark was the author of a play performed at a theatre in the provincial town of Alborg. He attempted, without success, a career in the theatre, then became a journalist. His specialty was the long and penetrating interview in which his pointed characterisation often came close to perfidy; the fast change of words was lively and mannered. To be interviewed by Houmark was a mark of social distinction.
