Astrid Lindgren
Encyclopedia
Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren (née
Ericsson) (ˈastrɪd ˈlɪŋgreːn), 14 November 1907 – 28 January 2002) was a Swedish
author
and screenwriter
who is the world's 25th most translated author and has sold roughly 145 million copies worldwide. She is best known for the Pippi Longstocking
, Karlsson-on-the-Roof
and the Six Bullerby Children
book series.
Astrid Lindgren grew up in Näs
, near Vimmerby
, Småland
and many of her books are based on her family and childhood memories and landscapes. However, Pippi Longstocking
, one of her most famous books, was set in Gotland
.
Lindgren was the daughter of Samuel August Ericsson and Hanna Johnsson. She had two sisters. Her brother, Gunnar Ericsson, eventually became a member of the Swedish parliament.
Upon finishing school, Lindgren took a job with the a local newspaper in Vimmerby. When she became pregnant with the chief editor's child in 1926, he proposed marriage. She declined and moved to Stockholm
, learning to become a typist and stenographer (and would later write most of her drafts in stenography). In due time she gave birth to her son Lars in Copenhagen
and left him in the care of a foster family.
Although poorly paid, she saved whatever she could and travelled as often as possible to Copenhagen to be with Lars, often just over a weekend, spending most of her time on the train back and forth. Eventually, she managed to bring Lars home, leaving him in the care of her parents until she could afford to raise him in Stockholm.
In 1931 she married her boss, Sture Lindgren (1898–1952). Three years later, in 1934, Lindgren gave birth to her second child, Karin, who became a translator. The character Pippi Longstocking was invented to please her daughter Karin, who was ill and bed-ridden at the time. Lindgren later related that Karin had suddenly said to her "Tell me a story about Pippi Longstocking," and the tale was created in response to that remark.
The family moved in 1941 to an apartment on the Dalagatan, with a view over Vasaparken, where Lindgren lived until her death in 2002, at the age of 94.
Lindgren was almost blind
a few years before her death.
.
In 1944 Lindgren won second prize in a competition held by the newly founded publishing house Rabén & Sjögren
with her novel Britt-Marie lättar sitt hjärta (Britt-Marie unburdens her heart). A year later she won first prize in the same competition with the children's book Pippi Långstrump (Pippi Longstocking
), which has since become one of the most beloved children's books in the world. She had already sent Pippi Longstocking to the Bonniers publishing house but it was rejected. While Lindgren almost immediately became a much appreciated writer, the irreverent attitude towards adult authority that is a distinguishing characteristic of many of her characters has occasionally drawn the ire of some conservatives.
The women's magazine Damernas Värld sent Lindgren to the USA in 1948 to write short essays. Upon arrival she is said to have been upset by the discrimination against Black Americans. A few years later she published the book Kati in America, a collection of short essays inspired by the trip.
In 1956, she won the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis
.
In 1958, Lindgren became the second recipient of the Hans Christian Andersen Award
, an international award for youth literature. On her 90th birthday, she was pronounced Swede of the Year by a radio show.
In its entry on Scandinavia
n fantasy
, The Encyclopedia of Fantasy
named Lindgren the foremost Swedish contributor to modern children's fantasy. Its entry on Lindgren summed up her work in glowing terms: "her niche in children's fantasy remains both secure and exalted. Her stories and images can never be forgotten."
In 1976, a scandal arose in Sweden when Lindgren's marginal tax rate
was publicized to have risen to 102%. This was to be known as the "Pomperipossa effect
" from a story she published in Expressen
on 3 March 1976. The publication led to a stormy tax debate. In the parliamentary election later in the same year the Social Democrat government was voted out for the first time in 44 years, and the Lindgren tax debate was one of several controversies that may have contributed to this result.
Astrid, however, remained a Social Democrat for the rest of her life.
Astrid Lindgren was well known both for her support for children's
and animal rights
, and for her opposition to corporal punishment
. In 1994, she received the Right Livelihood Award
(also known as the Alternative Nobel Prize
), "...For her commitment to justice, non-violence and understanding of minorities as well as her love and caring for nature."
established an annual literary prize, the Astrid Lindgren Prize, in connection with her 60th birthday. The prize, SEK
40,000, is awarded to a Swedish language
children's author, every year on her birthday in November.
Following Lindgren's death, the government of Sweden
instituted the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
in her memory. The award is the world's largest monetary award for children's and youth literature, in the amount of five million SEK
.
The collection of Astrid Lindgren's original manuscripts in Kungliga Biblioteket (the Royal Library), Stockholm
, was placed on UNESCO
's World heritage list in 2005.
On 6 April 2011, the Bank of Sweden announced that Lindgren's portrait will feature on the 20 kronor
banknote, beginning in 2014-15. In the run-up to the announcement of the persons who would feature on the new banknotes, Lindgren's name had been the one most often put forward in the public debate.
, 3204 Lindgren
, discovered in 1978 by Soviet
astronomer Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh
, was named after her. The name of the Swedish microsatellite
Astrid 1
, launched on 24 January 1995, was originally selected only as a common Swedish female name, but within a short time it was decided to name the instruments after characters in Astrid Lindgren's books: PIPPI (Prelude in Planetary Particle Imaging), EMIL (Electron Measurements - In-situ and Lightweight), and MIO (Miniature Imaging Optics). Astrid said that maybe people should call her Asteroid Lindgren instead.
In memory of Astrid Lindgren, a memorial sculpture was created next to her childhood home, named "Källa Astrid" ("Astrid's Wellspring" in English). It is situated at the same place where Astrid Lindgren first heard fairy tales.
It consists of an artistic representation of a young person's head (1.37m high), flattened on top, in the corner of a square pond, and, just above the water, a ring of rosehip thorn (with a single rosehip bud attached to it). The sculpture was initially slightly different in design and intended to be part of a fountain set in the city center, but the people of Vimmerby vehemently opposed the idea. Astrid Lindgren furthermore had stated that she never wanted to be represented as a statue. (However, there is a statue of Lindgren in the city center.) The memorial was sponsored by the culture council of Vimmerby.
Lindgren's childhood home is near the statue and open to the public. Just 100 metres from "Astrid's Wellspring" is a museum in her memory. The author is buried in Vimmerby where the Astrid Lindgrens World
theme park is also located. The children's museum Junibacken
, Stockholm, was opened in June 1996, with the main theme of the permanent exhibition being devoted to Astrid Lindgren: the heart of the museum is a theme train ride through the world of Astrid Lindgren's novels.
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Ericsson) (ˈastrɪd ˈlɪŋgreːn), 14 November 1907 – 28 January 2002) was a Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
author
Author
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and screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
who is the world's 25th most translated author and has sold roughly 145 million copies worldwide. She is best known for the Pippi Longstocking
Pippi Longstocking
Pippi Longstocking is a fictional character in a series of children's books by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren, and adapted into multiple films and television series...
, Karlsson-on-the-Roof
Karlsson-on-the-Roof
Karlsson-on-the-Roof is a fictional character in a series of children's books created by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren. The cartoon adaptation became popularised in the USSR with its release in the 1970s...
and the Six Bullerby Children
The Six Bullerby Children
Books by Astrid Lindgren featuring the Six Bullerby Children :* All About the Bullerby Children* Cherry Time at Bullerby* Six Bullerby Children* Springtime at Bullerby...
book series.
Biography
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, near Vimmerby
Vimmerby
- External links :* - Official site* - Theme Park...
, Småland
Småland
' is a historical province in southern Sweden.Småland borders Blekinge, Scania or Skåne, Halland, Västergötland, Östergötland and the island Öland in the Baltic Sea. The name Småland literally means Small Lands. . The latinized form Smolandia has been used in other languages...
and many of her books are based on her family and childhood memories and landscapes. However, Pippi Longstocking
Pippi Longstocking (book)
Pippi Longstocking is a children's book written in 1945 by Astrid Lindgren. She made the book for her 8 year old daughter, who apparently was sick in bed.-Genesis:...
, one of her most famous books, was set in Gotland
Gotland
Gotland is a county, province, municipality and diocese of Sweden; it is Sweden's largest island and the largest island in the Baltic Sea. At 3,140 square kilometers in area, the region makes up less than one percent of Sweden's total land area...
.
Lindgren was the daughter of Samuel August Ericsson and Hanna Johnsson. She had two sisters. Her brother, Gunnar Ericsson, eventually became a member of the Swedish parliament.
Upon finishing school, Lindgren took a job with the a local newspaper in Vimmerby. When she became pregnant with the chief editor's child in 1926, he proposed marriage. She declined and moved to Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, learning to become a typist and stenographer (and would later write most of her drafts in stenography). In due time she gave birth to her son Lars in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
and left him in the care of a foster family.
Although poorly paid, she saved whatever she could and travelled as often as possible to Copenhagen to be with Lars, often just over a weekend, spending most of her time on the train back and forth. Eventually, she managed to bring Lars home, leaving him in the care of her parents until she could afford to raise him in Stockholm.
In 1931 she married her boss, Sture Lindgren (1898–1952). Three years later, in 1934, Lindgren gave birth to her second child, Karin, who became a translator. The character Pippi Longstocking was invented to please her daughter Karin, who was ill and bed-ridden at the time. Lindgren later related that Karin had suddenly said to her "Tell me a story about Pippi Longstocking," and the tale was created in response to that remark.
The family moved in 1941 to an apartment on the Dalagatan, with a view over Vasaparken, where Lindgren lived until her death in 2002, at the age of 94.
Lindgren was almost blind
Blindness
Blindness is the condition of lacking visual perception due to physiological or neurological factors.Various scales have been developed to describe the extent of vision loss and define blindness...
a few years before her death.
Career
Lindgren worked as a journalist and secretary before becoming a full time author. She served as a secretary for the 1933 Swedish Summer Grand Prix1933 Swedish Summer Grand Prix
The 1933 Swedish Summer Grand Prix was arranged by Kungliga Automobilklubben and held at August 6 on a 29.7 kilometre cricuit at Norra Vram. The circuit was made up at regular countryside roads at a place very close to present day closed circuit Ring Knutstorp in Kågeröd...
.
In 1944 Lindgren won second prize in a competition held by the newly founded publishing house Rabén & Sjögren
Rabén & Sjögren
Rabén & Sjögren is a book publishing company in Sweden. It was established in 1942 by Hans Rabén and Carl-Olof Sjögren. Since 1998 it is part of the P.A. Norstedt och Söner publishing group, a division of Kooperativa Förbundet....
with her novel Britt-Marie lättar sitt hjärta (Britt-Marie unburdens her heart). A year later she won first prize in the same competition with the children's book Pippi Långstrump (Pippi Longstocking
Pippi Longstocking
Pippi Longstocking is a fictional character in a series of children's books by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren, and adapted into multiple films and television series...
), which has since become one of the most beloved children's books in the world. She had already sent Pippi Longstocking to the Bonniers publishing house but it was rejected. While Lindgren almost immediately became a much appreciated writer, the irreverent attitude towards adult authority that is a distinguishing characteristic of many of her characters has occasionally drawn the ire of some conservatives.
The women's magazine Damernas Värld sent Lindgren to the USA in 1948 to write short essays. Upon arrival she is said to have been upset by the discrimination against Black Americans. A few years later she published the book Kati in America, a collection of short essays inspired by the trip.
In 1956, she won the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis
Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis
The Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis is an annual award established in 1956 by the Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth to recognise outstanding works of children's literature. It is Germany's only state-funded literary award. In the past, authors from many countries...
.
In 1958, Lindgren became the second recipient of the Hans Christian Andersen Award
Hans Christian Andersen Award
The Hans Christian Andersen Award, sometimes known as the "Nobel Prize for children's literature", is an international award given biennially by the International Board on Books for Young People in recognition of a "lasting contribution to children's literature"...
, an international award for youth literature. On her 90th birthday, she was pronounced Swede of the Year by a radio show.
In its entry on Scandinavia
Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,...
n fantasy
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
, The Encyclopedia of Fantasy
The Encyclopedia of Fantasy
The Encyclopedia of Fantasy is a 1997 reference work on fantasy, edited by John Clute and John Grant. Other contributors include Mike Ashley, Neil Gaiman, Diana Wynne Jones, David Langford, Sam J. Lundwall, Michael Scott Rohan, Brian Stableford and Lisa Tuttle.The book was well-received upon...
named Lindgren the foremost Swedish contributor to modern children's fantasy. Its entry on Lindgren summed up her work in glowing terms: "her niche in children's fantasy remains both secure and exalted. Her stories and images can never be forgotten."
Politics
Marginal tax rate
In a tax system and in economics, the tax rate describes the burden ratio at which a business or person is taxed. There are several methods used to present a tax rate: statutory, average, marginal, effective, effective average, and effective marginal...
was publicized to have risen to 102%. This was to be known as the "Pomperipossa effect
Pomperipossa in Monismania
"Pomperipossa in Monismania" is a satirical story written by the Swedish children's book author Astrid Lindgren in response to the 102% marginal tax rate she incurred in 1976...
" from a story she published in Expressen
Expressen
Expressen is one of two nationwide evening tabloid newspapers in Sweden, the other being Aftonbladet. Expressen was founded in 1944; its symbol is a wasp and slogans "it stings" or "Expressen to your rescue", always on the reader's side....
on 3 March 1976. The publication led to a stormy tax debate. In the parliamentary election later in the same year the Social Democrat government was voted out for the first time in 44 years, and the Lindgren tax debate was one of several controversies that may have contributed to this result.
Astrid, however, remained a Social Democrat for the rest of her life.
Astrid Lindgren was well known both for her support for children's
Children's rights
Children's rights are the human rights of children with particular attention to the rights of special protection and care afforded to the young, including their right to association with both biological parents, human identity as well as the basic needs for food, universal state-paid education,...
and animal rights
Animal rights
Animal rights, also known as animal liberation, is the idea that the most basic interests of non-human animals should be afforded the same consideration as the similar interests of human beings...
, and for her opposition to corporal punishment
Corporal punishment
Corporal punishment is a form of physical punishment that involves the deliberate infliction of pain as retribution for an offence, or for the purpose of disciplining or reforming a wrongdoer, or to deter attitudes or behaviour deemed unacceptable...
. In 1994, she received the Right Livelihood Award
Right Livelihood Award
The Right Livelihood Award, also referred to as the "Alternative Nobel Prize", is a prestigious international award to honour those "working on practical and exemplary solutions to the most urgent challenges facing the world today". The prize was established in 1980 by Jakob von Uexkull, and is...
(also known as the Alternative Nobel Prize
Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prizes are annual international awards bestowed by Scandinavian committees in recognition of cultural and scientific advances. The will of the Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, established the prizes in 1895...
), "...For her commitment to justice, non-violence and understanding of minorities as well as her love and caring for nature."
Honors and memorials
In 1967, Rabén & SjögrenRabén & Sjögren
Rabén & Sjögren is a book publishing company in Sweden. It was established in 1942 by Hans Rabén and Carl-Olof Sjögren. Since 1998 it is part of the P.A. Norstedt och Söner publishing group, a division of Kooperativa Förbundet....
established an annual literary prize, the Astrid Lindgren Prize, in connection with her 60th birthday. The prize, SEK
Swedish krona
The krona has been the currency of Sweden since 1873. Both the ISO code "SEK" and currency sign "kr" are in common use; the former precedes or follows the value, the latter usually follows it, but especially in the past, it sometimes preceded the value...
40,000, is awarded to a Swedish language
Swedish language
Swedish is a North Germanic language, spoken by approximately 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along its coast and on the Åland islands. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish...
children's author, every year on her birthday in November.
Following Lindgren's death, the government of Sweden
Government of Sweden
The Government of the Kingdom of Sweden is the supreme executive authority of Sweden. It consists of the Prime Minister and cabinet ministers appointed by the Prime Minister. The Government is responsible for their actions to the Riksdag, which is the legislative assembly...
instituted the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award is an international children's literature award, established by the Swedish government in 2002 in honour of the Swedish children's books writer Astrid Lindgren...
in her memory. The award is the world's largest monetary award for children's and youth literature, in the amount of five million SEK
Swedish krona
The krona has been the currency of Sweden since 1873. Both the ISO code "SEK" and currency sign "kr" are in common use; the former precedes or follows the value, the latter usually follows it, but especially in the past, it sometimes preceded the value...
.
The collection of Astrid Lindgren's original manuscripts in Kungliga Biblioteket (the Royal Library), Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, was placed on UNESCO
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
's World heritage list in 2005.
On 6 April 2011, the Bank of Sweden announced that Lindgren's portrait will feature on the 20 kronor
Swedish krona
The krona has been the currency of Sweden since 1873. Both the ISO code "SEK" and currency sign "kr" are in common use; the former precedes or follows the value, the latter usually follows it, but especially in the past, it sometimes preceded the value...
banknote, beginning in 2014-15. In the run-up to the announcement of the persons who would feature on the new banknotes, Lindgren's name had been the one most often put forward in the public debate.
"Asteroid Lindgren"
A minor planetMinor planet
An asteroid group or minor-planet group is a population of minor planets that have a share broadly similar orbits. Members are generally unrelated to each other, unlike in an asteroid family, which often results from the break-up of a single asteroid...
, 3204 Lindgren
3204 Lindgren
3204 Lindgren is an asteroid discovered by Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh on September 1, 1978. In 1996 it was named after the Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren by the Russian Academy of Science. When announced, she is said to have declared "From now on you can address me Asteroid Lindgren".- External...
, discovered in 1978 by Soviet
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
astronomer Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh
Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh
Nikolay Stepanovich Chernykh was a Soviet and Russian astronomer.Chernykh was born in the city of Usman' in Voronezh Oblast...
, was named after her. The name of the Swedish microsatellite
Miniaturized satellite
Miniaturized satellites or small satellites are artificial satellites of unusually low weights and small sizes, usually under . While all such satellites can be referred to as small satellites, different classifications are used to categorize them based on mass .One reason for miniaturizing...
Astrid 1
Astrid (satellites)
Astrid-1 and Astrid-2 were two microsatellites designed and developed by Swedish Space Corporation on behalf of the Swedish National Space Board. They were piggyback launched on a Cosmos-3M launch vehicle from Plesetsk, Russia...
, launched on 24 January 1995, was originally selected only as a common Swedish female name, but within a short time it was decided to name the instruments after characters in Astrid Lindgren's books: PIPPI (Prelude in Planetary Particle Imaging), EMIL (Electron Measurements - In-situ and Lightweight), and MIO (Miniature Imaging Optics). Astrid said that maybe people should call her Asteroid Lindgren instead.
"Astrid's Wellspring"
It consists of an artistic representation of a young person's head (1.37m high), flattened on top, in the corner of a square pond, and, just above the water, a ring of rosehip thorn (with a single rosehip bud attached to it). The sculpture was initially slightly different in design and intended to be part of a fountain set in the city center, but the people of Vimmerby vehemently opposed the idea. Astrid Lindgren furthermore had stated that she never wanted to be represented as a statue. (However, there is a statue of Lindgren in the city center.) The memorial was sponsored by the culture council of Vimmerby.
Lindgren's childhood home is near the statue and open to the public. Just 100 metres from "Astrid's Wellspring" is a museum in her memory. The author is buried in Vimmerby where the Astrid Lindgrens World
Astrid Lindgrens World
Astrid Lindgren's World is a theme park located in Astrid Lindgren's native city Vimmerby, Sweden. In its 130,000 square metres, visitors meet all the beloved characters from Astrid Lindgren's books in person...
theme park is also located. The children's museum Junibacken
Junibacken
Junibacken is a children’s museum situated on the island of Djurgården in the centre of Stockholm, Sweden. The museum was officially opened by the Swedish Royal Family on June 8, 1996. The museum is Stockholm’s 5th most-visited tourist attraction. The museum is devoted to Swedish children’s...
, Stockholm, was opened in June 1996, with the main theme of the permanent exhibition being devoted to Astrid Lindgren: the heart of the museum is a theme train ride through the world of Astrid Lindgren's novels.
Filmography
This is a chronological list of feature films based on stories by Astrid Lindgren. There are live action films as well as animated features. Most of the films were made in Sweden and Russia, some of them in transnational collaboration.- Mästerdetektiven Blomkvist (1947) - director: Rolf Husberg
- Pippi LångstrumpPippi Longstocking (1949 film)Pippi Longstocking is a 1949 Swedish film directed by Per Gunvall and starring Viveca Serlachius as Pippi Longstocking...
(1949) - director: Per Gunwall - Mästerdetektiven och Rasmus (1953) - director: Rolf Husberg
- Luffaren och Rasmus (1955) - director: Rolf Husberg
- Rasmus, Pontus och Toker (1956) - director: Stig OlinStig OlinStig Olin was a Swedish actor, theatre director, songwriter and singer. Father of actress Lena Olin and Swedish singer Mats Olin...
- Mästerdetektiven lever farligtMästerdetektiven lever farligtMästerdetektiven lever farligt is a 1957 Swedish film, written by Astrid Lindgren and directed by Olle Hellbom.-Cast:*Leif Nilsson as Kalle Blomkvist*Sven Almgren as Anders Bengtsson*Birgitta Hörnblad as Eva-Lotta Lisander*Sigge Fürst as Björk...
(1957) - director: Olle HellbomOlle HellbomNils Olof "Olle" Hellbom was a Swedish film director, producer, and writer. He is most famous for directing films based on novels by Astrid Lindgren.-Director:* 1957 - Mästerdetektiven lever farligt* 1959 - Raggare!... - Alla vi barn i Bullerbyn (1960) - director: Olle Hellbom
- Bara roligt i Bullerbyn (1961) - director: Olle Hellbom
- Vi på SaltkråkanVi på SaltkråkanVi på Saltkråkan is a Swedish TV series in 13 25-minute episodes from 1964. The script for the series was written by Astrid Lindgren, who later re-wrote it as a book, also titled Vi på Saltkråkan...
(1964 TV series, 1968 theatrical release) - director: Olle Hellbom - Tjorven, Båtsman och Moses (1964) - director: Olle Hellbom
- Tjorven och Skrållan (1965) - director: Olle Hellbom
- Tjorven och Mysak (1966) - director: Olle Hellbom
- Skrållan, Ruskprick och Knorrhane (1967) - director: Olle Hellbom
- Malysh i Karlson (1968) - director: Boris Stepantsev
- Pippi LångstrumpPippi Longstocking (1969 film)Pippi Longstocking is a 1969 film, based on the eponymous children's books by Astrid Lindgren with the cast of the 1969 TV series. This movie is collection of some episodes of the original TV series and was released in the U.S...
(1969, edited from 1968-69 TV series) - director: Olle Hellbom - Här kommer Pippi LångstrumpPippi Goes on BoardPippi Goes on Board is a 1969 film, based on the eponymous children's books by Astrid Lindgren with the cast of the 1969 TV series.-Cast:*Inger Nilsson - Pippi Longstocking*Maria Persson - Annika...
(1969, edited from 1968-69 TV series) - director: Olle Hellbom - Karlson vernulsya (1970) - director: Boris Stepantsev
- På rymmen med Pippi LångstrumpPippi on the RunPippi on the Run is a 1970 film, based on the eponymous children's books by Astrid Lindgren with the cast of the 1969 TV series...
(1970) - director: Olle Hellbom - Pippi Långstrump på de sju havenPippi in the South SeasPippi in the South Seas is a 1970 film, based on the eponymous children's books by Astrid Lindgren with the cast of the 1969 TV series Pippi Longstocking.-Synopsis:...
(1970) - director: Olle Hellbom - Emil i LönnebergaEmil i Lönneberga (film)Emil i Lönneberga is a 1971 Swedish film, the first of three films based on the Emil i Lönneberga books written by Astrid Lindgren.-Cast:*Jan Ohlsson as Emil Svensson*Lena Wisborg as Ida Svensson*Allan Edwall as Anton Svensson...
(1971) - director: Olle Hellbom - Nya hyss av Emil i LönnebergaNya hyss av Emil i LönnebergaNya hyss av Emil i Lönneberga is a 1972 Swedish film, the second of three films about the Emil i Lönneberga by Astrid Lindgren.-Cast:*Jan Ohlsson as Emil Svensson*Lena Wisborg as Ida Svensson*Allan Edwall as Anton Svensson*Emy Storm as Alma Svensson...
(1972) - director: Olle Hellbom - Emil och griseknoenEmil och griseknoenEmil och griseknoen is a 1973 Swedish film, the third of three films based on the Emil i Lönneberga books written by Astrid Lindgren.-Cast:*Jan Ohlsson as Emil Svensson*Lena Wisborg as Ida Svensson*Allan Edwall as Anton Svensson*Emy Storm as Alma Svensson...
(1973), Emil and the Piglet - director: Olle Hellbom - Världens bästa KarlssonVärldens bästa KarlssonVärldens bästa Karlsson is a 1974 Swedish family film directed by Olle Hellbom. It is based on a book about Karlsson-on-the-Roof by Astrid Lindgren.- Cast :*Lars Söderdahl as Svante 'Lillebror' Svantesson*Mats Wikström as Karlsson...
(1974) - director: Olle Hellbom - Priklyucheniya Kalle-syschika (1976) - director: Arūnas Žebriūnas
- Bröderna LejonhjärtaThe Brothers Lionheart (film)The Brothers Lionheart is a 1977 Swedish fantasy film directed by Olle Hellbom and based on the book The Brothers Lionheart by Astrid Lindgren...
(1977) - director: Olle Hellbom - Du är inte klok, Madicken (1979) - director: Göran Graffman
- Madicken på Junibacken (1980) - director: Göran Graffman
- Rasmus på luffenRasmus på luffenRasmus på luffen is a 1981 Swedish film directed by Olle Hellbom. It is based on the 1955 film Luffaren och Rasmus by Astrid Lindgren, the book Rasmus på luffen by Lindgren was published in 1956. The story is set in the year 1910 and is about the child Rasmus who runs away from the orphanage...
(1981) - director: Olle Hellbom - Peppi Dlinnyychulok (1982) - director: Margarita Mikaelyan
- Ronja RövardotterRonia, the Robber's Daughter (film)Ronia, the Robber's Daughter is a 1984 Swedish fantasy film directed by Tage Danielsson, based on the novel of the same title by Astrid Lindgren, and adapted for the screen by Lindgren herself.When the film was broadcast on television two years after the theatrical premiere, the film was twenty...
(1984) - director: Tage DanielssonTage DanielssonTage Danielsson was a Swedish author, actor, poet and film director. He was born in Linköping and died in Stockholm... - Emila nedarbi (1985) - director: Varis Brasla
- Alla vi barn i BullerbynAlla vi barn i BullerbynThe Children of Noisy Village is a 1986 Swedish film directed by Lasse Hallström, based on the books about The Six Bullerby Children by Astrid Lindgren.A sequel, More About the Children of Noisy Village, premiered the following year...
(1986) - director: Lasse HallströmLasse HallströmLars Sven "Lasse" Hallström is a Swedish film director. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director for My Life as a Dog and later for The Cider House Rules .-Life and career:... - Mer om oss barn i BullerbynAlla vi barn i BullerbynThe Children of Noisy Village is a 1986 Swedish film directed by Lasse Hallström, based on the books about The Six Bullerby Children by Astrid Lindgren.A sequel, More About the Children of Noisy Village, premiered the following year...
(1987) - director: Lasse Hallström - Mio, min MioMio in the Land of FarawayMio in the Land of Faraway is a 1987 fantasy film directed by Vladimir Grammatikov and starring Christopher Lee, Christian Bale, Nicholas Pickard, Timothy Bottoms and Susannah York...
(1987) - director: Vladimir Grammatikov - Kajsa Kavat (1988) - director: Daniel BergmanDaniel BergmanDaniel Sebastian Bergman , born 7 September 1962, is a Swedish film director. He is the son of Ingmar Bergman and Käbi Laretei. He also directed an episode on the Swedish horror series CHOCK, with Ernst-Hugo Järegård.-Selected filmography:* 1987 - Ägget...
- The New Adventures of Pippi LongstockingThe New Adventures of Pippi LongstockingThe New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking is a 1988 Swedish/American fantasy–adventure–musical film based on the books of the fictional character Pippi Longstocking, created by Swedish children's book author Astrid Lindgren . While the title suggests the movie is a continuation, it is in...
(1988) - director: Ken AnnakinKen AnnakinKenneth Cooper Annakin, OBE was an English film director.- Biography :Annakin grew up in Beverley, Yorkshire where he attended the local school. He began his career in feature films following an early experience making documentaries. His first filmwork was in 1947 with the Rank Organisation... - Godnatt herr luffare! (1988) - director: Daniel Bergman
- Allra käraste syster (1988) - director: Göran Carmback
- Inga rövare finns i skogen (1988) - director: Göran Carmback
- Gull-Pian (1988) - director: Staffan Götestam
- Hoppa högstHoppa högstHoppa högst is a 30-minute-long Swedish children's film. It premiered on 24 March 1989 on Sveriges Television...
(1988) - director: Johanna Hald - Nånting levande åt Lame-Kal (1988) - director: Magnus Nanne
- Peter och Petra (1989) - director: Agneta Elers-Jarleman
- Nils Karlsson PysslingNils Karlsson PysslingNils Karlsson Pyssling is a 1990 Swedish family film based on the novel with the same name by Astrid Lindgren.- Cast :*Oskar Löfkvist as Bertil*Jonatan Lindoff as Nils*Britta Pettersson as Mother*Charlie Elvegård as Father*Ulla Sallert as Hulda...
(1990) - director: Staffan Götestam - Pelle flyttar till Konfusenbo (1990) - director: Johanna Hald
- Lotta på BråkmakargatanLotta på BråkmakargatanLotta på Bråkmakargatan is a 1992 Swedish film based on the books by Astrid Lindgren.-Cast:*Grete Havnesköld as Lotta*Linn Gloppestad as Mia*Martin Andersson as Jonas*Beatrice Järås as Lotta's mother*Claes Malmberg as Lotta's father...
(1992) - director: Johanna Hald - Lotta 2 – Lotta flyttar hemifrånLotta flyttar hemifrånLotta flyttar hemifrån is a 1993 Swedish film based on the books by Astrid Lindgren.-Cast:*Grete Havnesköld as Lotta*Linn Gloppestad as Mia*Martin Andersson as Jonas*Beatrice Järås as Lotta's mother*Claes Malmberg as Lotta's father...
(1993) - director: Johanna Hald - Kalle Blomkvist – Mästerdetektiven lever farligt (1996) - director: Göran Carmback
- Kalle Blomkvist och Rasmus (1997) - director: Göran Carmback
- Pippi Långstrump (1997, animated) - director: Clive SmithClive A. SmithClive A. Smith is a British expatriate director and animator who, with Michael Hirsh and Patrick Loubert, founded Canadian animation studio Nelvana in 1971...
- Pippi i Söderhavet (1999, animated) - director: Paul Riley
- Karlsson på taket (2002, animated) - director: Vibeke Idsøe
See also
- Astrid Lindgren Memorial AwardAstrid Lindgren Memorial AwardThe Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award is an international children's literature award, established by the Swedish government in 2002 in honour of the Swedish children's books writer Astrid Lindgren...
- List of Swedish language writers
External links
- Astrid Lindgren's works — Official site produced by license holders
- Astrid Lindgren's World — Amusement Park official site
- Astrid Lindgrens Näs — Official site produced by the Astrid Lindgren-museum and culture center Astrid Lindgrens Näs in Vimmerby
- Astrid Lindgren — Right Livelihood Award (1994)
- Astrid Lindgren — A fan site
- Astrid Lindgren (1907-2002) — Biography of Astrid Lindgren. Includes bibliography, with date and English translation of title.
- Astrid spacecraft description — NASANASAThe National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...
's National Space Science Data Center site - Astrid Lindgren - Astrid Lindgren's Profile on FamousAuthors.org