Solvejg Eriksen Explained

Solvejg Eriksen
Birth Date:August 9, 1903
Birth Place:Karlsøy, Norway
Occupation:Writer, screenwriter, translator

Solvejg Marie Wexelsen Eriksen (August 9, 1903 – August 10, 1993) was a Norwegian journalist, author, translator, and women's rights activist.[1] [2] [3]

Life

Eriksen was born in Karlsøy Municipality in Troms county, Norway, the daughter of the prominent priest, politician, and Riksmål advocate Alfred Eriksen, also known as "the Karlsøy priest" (Karlsøypresten),[1] and his wife Sigrid Marie née Wexelsen. She was the niece of the painter and film director Adam Eriksen. In the 1930s, Eriksen worked as a journalist for the newspaper Tidens Tegn, and after the Second World War she wrote for the newspaper Morgenposten. She was also a film reviewer. She wrote and translated several books from various genres, and she authored plays for the stage and screenplays. In 1951 she directed and wrote the screenplay for the film Cecilia, which involves a lesbian relationship.[1] [2]

Solvejg Eriksen established the Solvejg Wexelsen Eriksen Endowment for talented female writers that write about women's issues.[4] [5]

Works

Books authored

Books translated

Plays

Films

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kvalvik . Bent . Solvejg Eriksen . Nordic Women in Film . May 1, 2019.
  2. News: Iversen . Gunnar . Filmskaper mot strømmen . May 1, 2019 . Rushprint . October 3, 2018.
  3. Book: Eriksen . Ivar . Hvem var hun: Solvejg Eriksen, journalist, forfatter og kvinnesakskvinne, glimt fra en tidsepoke . 1996 . Thorsrud . Lillehammer.
  4. News: Odéen . Magnus . Rare, rike onkler . May 2, 2019 . Studvest . November 26, 2003.
  5. Book: Booth . Gøril Trondsen . Scapegoats for Social Harmony . 2017 . University of Oslo, Faculty of Humanities, Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages . 7 . May 2, 2019.
  6. Worm-Müller . Jacob . They Can Still Laugh . The American-Scandinavian Review . 1941 . 14 . 5 . 19 . May 5, 2019.