Marie Hamsun
Marie Hamsun | |
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 Marie with her husband Knut in 1909 | |
| Born | Marie Andersen 19 November 1881 |
| Died | 4 August 1969 (aged 87) Nørholm, Norway |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Occupation(s) | Actress and writer |
| Spouse | Knut Hamsun (1909–1959; his death) |
| Children | 4 |
Marie Hamsun (born Marie Andersen) (19 November 1881 – 4 August 1969) was a Norwegian
Biography
Marie Andersen was born in
National Theatre in 1907. In 1909, she became the second wife of the noted author, Knut Hamsun, with whom she had four children, sons Tore and Arild
and daughters Eleanor and Cecilia.
She wrote two collections of poems and several children's books. Hamsun's work has been translated to several other languages, including
biographies about her life with Knut Hamsun: Regnbuen (The Rainbow) (1953) and Under gullregnen (1959).[2]
Marie Hamsun shared her husband's political views, and her support for the
Nazi party Nasjonal Samling, and she frequently toured German cities reciting the works of Knut Hamsun during the early years of the war. In 1947, she was sentenced to three years of hard labor for treason, but due to a general amnesty she was jailed for only 9 months.[3]
References
- ^ NRK. "Stemmer fra litteraturen". NRK.no. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
- ^ "Marie Hamsun – Store norske leksikon". Snl.no. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
- ^ "Marie Hamsun – Norsk biografisk leksikon". Snl.no. 25 June 1909. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
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