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. He was married to the actress and writer Lila Lykke-Seest. 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 Vidkun Abraham Lauritz Jonssøn Quisling (, ; 18 July 1887 – 24 October 1945) was a Norwegian military officer, politician and Nazi collaborator who nominally headed the government of Norway during the country's occupation by Nazi Germ ...

in 1945.

Partial filmography

* 1911 '' Under forvandlingens lov'' (writer, under the pseudonym ''Søløvenskjold Pedersen'') * 1913 '' Blodets röst'' (writer) * 1913 '' Livets konflikter'' (writer) * 1914 '' Halvblod'' (writer) * 1917 '' En vinternat'' (writer) * 1917 '' De forældreløse'' (writer) * 1918 ''

Lodsens datter ''Lodsens datter'' (The Pilot's Daughter) is a Norwegian film from 1918 directed by Peter Lykke-Seest. It is considered lost. The work was part of a genre of "daughter" films in fashion at the time in Scandinavian cinema, with similar titles inc ...

'' (writer & director) * 1918 ''Vor tids helte'' (writer & director) * 1919 '' Æresgjesten'' (writer & director) * 1919 '' Historien om en gut'' (writer & director)

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1868 births 1948 deaths Writers from Oslo 19th-century Norwegian poets Norwegian male poets 19th-century Norwegian novelists 20th-century Norwegian novelists Norwegian dramatists and playwrights Norwegian film directors Norwegian male novelists Norwegian male dramatists and playwrights 19th-century Norwegian male writers 20th-century Norwegian male writers {{Norway-writer-stub