Lise Nørgaard
Lise Nørgaard (born Elise Jensen; 14 June 1917 – 1 January 2023) was a Danish journalist and writer known for her precise and often humorous portrayals of Danish cultural life. Nørgaard wrote novels, compilations of essays and short stories. The memoir of her childhood, Kun en pige (Only a girl), became a bestseller in 1992 and is considered her masterpiece.
Lise Nørgaard
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- Full name
- Elise Jensen.
- Born
- Lise Nørgaard was born on 14 June 1917. · Roskilde.
- Died
- Lise Nørgaard died on 1 January 2023. · Humlebæk.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Denmark.
- Occupation
- screenwriter, journalist, autobiographer and writer.
- Education
- Roskilde Cathedral School.
- Known for
- Matador, Kun en pige and De sendte en dame.
- Honours
- Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog, Honorary craftsman, De Gyldne Laurbær, Danish Dramatics' Honorary Award, Victor Prize and Rødekro Kulturpris.
- Languages
- Danish.
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Life and career
The work was adapted into a feature film in 1995.
Lise Nørgaard studied at Roskilde Cathedral School. The recorded working language is Danish. Residence is recorded at Humlebæk and Skodsborg. Works named in the authority record are Matador, Kun en pige and De sendte en dame. Distinctions recorded are Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog, Honorary craftsman, De Gyldne Laurbær and Danish Dramatics' Honorary Award.
Nørgaard became a journalist for the Politiken newspaper in 1949 where she wrote about household and women's issues. In 1968, she worked at the Hjemmet weekly magazine, serving as managing editor from 1975 to 1977. Her columns for the magazine became popular for their critical and humorous insight into Danish life. From 1978 to 1982, Nørgaard created and co-wrote the television series Matador. The series, which focused on typical Danish characters living in the fictional town of Korsbæk between 1929 and 1947, became the most successful TV program in Danish history. Among her honors, in 1982, Nørgaard was awarded the literary achievement award Publicistprisen from the National Press Club of Denmark. In 1992, she received the De gyldne Laurbær (The Golden Laurel) as Danish writer of the year. In 1994, Nørgaard was awarded knighthood in the Order of the Dannebrog. She turned 100 years old on 14 June 2017. Nørgaard died peacefully in her sleep on 1 January 2023, at the age of 105.
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Lise Nørgaard (14 June 1917 – 1 January 2023) was a writer, journalist and screenwriter. Lise Nørgaard was born in Roskilde, Denmark, according to the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and the Bibliothèque nationale de France. For the place of death of Lise Nørgaard, Kopenhagen is recorded by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and Fredensborg (Danemark) by the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
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Scripts
• Huset på Christianshavn, television series (1970–1977) • Mig og Mafiaen (1973) • Mafiaen, det er osse mig (1974) • Matador, television series (1978–1982)
Notes ==== Further reading
Notes ==== Further reading
Connie Hedegaard, Niels Jorgen-Kaiser, Nils Berger Wamberg, Så er det Sagt! -- en samtaleportræt af Lise Nørgaard (English: So it is said!: A conversational portrait of Lise Nørgaard), Gyldendal, 1997, 157pp
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Lise Nørgaard was born in Roskilde.
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Lise Nørgaard died in Humlebæk.
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Humlebæk and Skodsborg.
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Roskilde.
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Humlebæk.
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Selected bibliography ===== Books =
• Med mor bag rattet, (Gyldendal 1959). • Volmer - portræt af en samfundsstøtte, (Gyldendal 1970). • Julen er hjerternes fest, Short stories, (Gyldendal 1978). • Stjernevej, (Gyldendal 1981). • Mig og farmor, Noveller, (Husets publishing, 1984). • Sorte syvlinger, (Spectator 1961). • Jo mere vi er sammen, (Rhodos 1966). • En hund i huset, (Lindhardt og Ringhof 1980). • Jeg gik mig over sø og land, essays, (Fisker 1988). • Historien om Matador, (Danmarks Radio 1984). • Syv små hunde og deres skæbne, (Fisker 1991). • Kun en pige, memoirs, part 1, (Gyldendal 1992). • De sendte en dame, memoirs part 2, (Gyldendal 1997).
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- 1.Dorph-Petersen, Jes. Egmont 1878–2003 • 125 years. Egmont Publishing.
- 2.Leif Furhammar, "Rikt porträtt av Lise Nørgaard. . ", Dagens Nyheter, 24 August 2008
- 3.Publicistprisen, Literature Prizes, litteraturpriser.dk, Retrieved 29 January 2010
- 4.Boghandlernes gyldne Laurbær, Literature Prizes, litteraturpriser.dk, Retrieved 29 January 2010
- 5.Mette Winge, "Lise Nørgaard (1917 - )", Danish Biographical Encyclopedia, Bind 1-4. Rosinante, 2000-01
- 6.Lise Nørgaard fejrer de 100 år med reception hos Gyldendal. 14 June 2017.
- 7.Lise Nørgaard er død: Hun blev 105 år. DR. 2 January 2023.
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