Asbjørn Toms (20 October 1915 – 2 April 1990) was a Norwegian actor, stage director and playwright. Toms was born in Bodø. He was assigned to the theatre

Det Norske Teatret Det Norske Teatret ( en, Norwegian Theater)Moe, Jens. 2011. ''My America: The Culture of Giving''. Bloomington, IN: iUniverse, p. 133. is a theatre in Oslo. The theatre was founded in 1912, after an initiative from Hulda Garborg and Edvard Drabl ...

from 1940 to 1986, when he retired. His breakthrough as dramatist was the children's play ''Per Svein og lykkesteinane'' in 1946. He adapted

Alf Prøysen Alf Prøysen () (23 July 1914 – 23 November 1970) was a Norwegian author, poet, playwright, songwriter and musician. Prøysen was one of the most important Norwegian cultural personalities in the second half of the 20th century. He worke ...

's novel ''Trost i taklampa'' for theatre in 1952, which was a great hit with the audience. Among his other stage productions were ''Ole Brumm og vennene hans'' in 1965 and Ingebrigt Davik's ''Taremareby'' in 1966. He was awarded the

King's Medal of Merit The King's Medal of Merit (Norwegian: ''Kongens fortjenstmedalje'') is a Norwegian award. It was instituted in 1908 to reward meritorious achievements in the fields of art, science, business, and public service. It is divided in two classes: gold ...

in gold in 1986.

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1915 births 1990 deaths People from Bodø 20th-century Norwegian male actors Norwegian dramatists and playwrights Recipients of the King's Medal of Merit in gold Norwegian male actors {{Norway-actor-stub