Name Thorbjorn Egner | Role Playwright | |
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Occupation Artist, author, songwriter, playwright, musician, illustrator and translator Movies Karius og Baktus, Klatremus i knipe Albums Doktor Dyregod, Ole Brumm og vennene hans Similar People Alf Proysen, Ivo Caprino, Peter Christen Asbjornsen, Brian Sibley, E H Shepard | ||
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Thorbjørn Egner (12 December 1912 – 24 December 1990) was a Norwegian playwright, songwriter and illustrator known for his books, plays and musicals for children.
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- Litteraturuke 1 trinn 2013 thorbj rn egner
- Thorbj rn egner bamsens f dselsdag
- Career
- Life
- Books
- Childrens books
- Films
- References
Thorbj rn egner bamsens f dselsdag
Career
He grew up in the working-class neighbourhood Kampen in Oslo and his breakthrough was on the nationally broadcast children's radio show Barnetimen for de minste in the beginning of the 1950s.
Egner is particularly known for his books Karius og Baktus (1949), Thorbjørn Egners lesebøker (1950–1972), Klatremus og de andre dyrene i Hakkebakkeskogen (1953) and Folk og røvere i Kardemommeby (1955, translated 1976). The latter two were made into successful musicals. He also illustrated his own books.
Thorbjørn Egner received the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav in 1972 and Cappelen Prize in 1979. He also won three Spellemann awards (Spellemannprisen): in 1975 for Ole Brumm og vennene hans, in 1977 for the album Folk og røvere i Kardemomme by and in 1982 for Beste Egnerviser, a collection of his songs.
Life
In 1937, Thorbjørn Egner married Annie Eliassen (born in 1912 in Oslo). They had four children together. Egner died in the afternoon of Christmas Eve 1990 in Oslo of a massive heart attack.
Books
Children's books
