About Astrid Tollefsen
Lived 1897 – 1973 (aged 75). Astrid Tollefsen was a Norwegian lyricist, writer and poet.
Astrid Tollefsen (11 December 1897 – 9 October 1973) was a Norwegian poet. She was born in Horten. She made her literary debut with the poetry collection Portrett i speil. She lived in a long-term relationship with the lyricist Gunvor Hofmo.
Tollefsen was awarded the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature in 1967 for the poetry collection Hendelser.
Awards Gyldendal's Endowment 1958 Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature 1967
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Norwegian lyricist (1897–1973)
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Astrid Tollefsen was born on 11 December 1897 in Stockholm.
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Astrid Tollefsen died on 9 October 1973.
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Astrid Tollefsen was a lyricist, writer and poet.
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