Marie Ragnhild Takvam (née Skylstad; December 5, 1926 – January 28, 2008) was a Norwegian poet, novelist, writer of children's books, playwright and actress.

Biography

Takvam was born at

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in Møre og Romsdal, Norway. Her parents were Johan Skylstad (1883-1974) and Martha Sperre (1901-1983). She grew up at

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in Sunnmøre as the eldest of five siblings of a farm family. After graduation artium at

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in 1945, she moved to

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together with her future husband Johannes Takvam (1925-2003). They were married in 1950; their marriage dissolved in 1975. Takvam studied psychology at the

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, but had to cancel her studies when her eldest son was born. She was the mother of journalist Magnus Takvam. In the 1950s and 1960s, Takvam worked as program leader for the children's programming at

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. She published 12 poetry collections over a 45-year period. She made her literary debut in 1952 with the poetry collection ''Dåp under sju stjerner''.Profile: "Takvam, Marie"
– ''nrk.no litteratur'' (Retrieved on January 29, 2008) Among her other collections are ''Merke etter liv'' from 1962, ''Brød og tran'' from 1969, and ''Falle og reise seg att'' from 1980. Marie Takvam was awarded several literary including the

Dobloug Prize The Dobloug Prize ( sv, Doblougska priset, no, Doblougprisen) is a literature prize awarded for Swedish and Norwegian fiction. The prize is named after Norwegian businessman and philanthropist Birger Dobloug (1881–1944) pursuant to his bequest. T ...

in 1983, and the

Nynorsk Literature Prize The Nynorsk Literature Prize is awarded annually by Noregs Mållag, Det Norske Teatret and Det Norske Samlaget for the best book in either Nynorsk or dialect. The award is presented for the best novel, poetry, novellas, or drama in the past year. ...

in 1997 and Melsomprisen in 1998. She died in 2008 at Ljabruhjemmet in Oslo and was buried at

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. "Nordiske priser"
(Retrieved on January 29, 2008)

Bibliography

* ''Dåp under sju stjerner'', 1952 * ''Syngjande kjelder'', 1954 * ''Merke etter liv'', 1962 * ''Mosaikk i lys'', 1965 * ''Brød og tran'', 1969 * ''Auger, hender'', 1975 * ''Dansaren'', 1975 * ''Falle og reise seg att'', 1980 * ''Brevet frå Alexandra'', 1981 * ''Aldrande drabantby'', 1987 * ''Rognebær'', 1990 * ''Dikt i samling'', 1997

Filmography

"Marie Takvam"
– ''Internet Movie Database'' (Retrieved on January 29, 2008) * ''Åpenbaringen'' (1977) * ''Det tause flertall'' (1977) * ''Hvem har bestemt?'' (1978) * '' Løperjenten'' (1981)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Takvam, Marie 1926 births 2008 deaths People from Møre og Romsdal University of Oslo alumni Norwegian children's writers Norwegian women novelists Norwegian film actresses Norwegian women children's writers Norwegian women dramatists and playwrights Norwegian women poets 20th-century Norwegian novelists 20th-century Norwegian dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Norwegian women writers 20th-century Norwegian poets Dobloug Prize winners Burials at Vestre gravlund