Lise Nørgaard

Danish writer and journalist (1917–2023)

Lise Nørgaard (born Elise Jensen; 14 June 1917 – 1 January 2023) was a Danish journalist, author and screenwriter.[1] She is known for her book Kun en pige (Only a girl) and for writing the screenplay of the television series Matador. She was born in Roskilde.

Lise Nørgaard
Nørgaard in 2010
Nørgaard in 2010
BornElise Jensen
(1917-06-14)14 June 1917
Roskilde, Denmark
Died1 January 2023(2023-01-01) (aged 105)
Copenhagen, Denmark
OccupationNovelist, screenwriter, journalist
NationalityDanish
Notable worksMatador

Nørgaard turned 100 in 2017. She died on 1 January 2023 in Copenhagen, at the age of 105.

Books that she wrote

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  • 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).

More reading

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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 ISBN 87-00-29508-6

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References

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  1. Dorph-Petersen, Jes; Kaster, Søren. "Egmont 1878–2003 • 125 years". Egmont Publishing. Retrieved 28 January 2010.

Other websites

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