About Dag Frogner
Lived 1929 – 2015 (aged 85). Dag Frogner was a Norwegian painter and scenographer.
Dag Frogner (29 May 1929 – 5 March 2015) was a Norwegian painter and scenographer.
He was born in Modum, and was educated at the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry and the Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts. He has worked as scenic designer at the theatres Folketeatret, Oslo Nye Teater, Det Norske Teatret, Den Nationale Scene, Riksteatret, Trøndelag Teater and Rogaland Teater. He also worked for NRK for 25 years, from the start of its television era, including for Fjernsynsteatret.
He was married to textile artist Åse Frogner from 1957, and to Kirsten Grønseth from 1993.
Frogner died on 5 March 2015.
Honours Prix Italia
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Who was Dag Frogner?
Norwegian painter and scenographer (born 1929)
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Dag Frogner was born on 29 May 1929.
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Dag Frogner died on 5 March 2015.
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Dag Frogner was a painter and scenographer.
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Dag Frogner was Norwegian.
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