Peter Lykke-Seest | |
Birth Date: | 26 September 1869 |
Birth Place: | Christiania, Norway |
Nationality: | Norwegian |
Children: | Esben Lykke-Seest |
Occupation: | poet novelist playwright non-fiction writer script writer film director |
Peter Lykke-Seest (26 September 1868 - 4 February 1948) was a Norwegian poet, novelist, playwright, non-fiction writer, script writer and film director.
He was born in Christiania as a son of wholesaler Jens Peter Seest and Caroline Christiane Frederikke Thy.[1] He was married to the actress and writer Lila Lykke-Seest.[1] [2]
He made his literary debut in 1896 with the poetry collection Hvide nætter, and published the novel Under Paddehatten in 1898. His most popular film was Historien om en gut from 1919. He published a book on the trial against Vidkun Quisling in 1945.[1] [3]