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On 4 April 1931, Astrid Lindgren married Sture Lindgren, remaining married to him until his death on 15 June 1952. Their daughter, Karin Lindgren, grew up to be a Swedish translator. Her son, Lars Lindgren, born out of her liaison with Reinhold Blomberg prior to her marriage, was an engineer.
Jan 28, 2002 · January 28, 2002 / 8:32 AM / CBS. Popular Swedish author Astrid Lindgren, creator of the freckle-faced, free-spirited Pippi Longstocking, died on Monday at the age of 94. Reaching into her ...
Jan 29, 2002 · January 28, 2002 at 7:00 p.m. EST. Astrid Lindgren, 94, the Swedish author of more than 100 novels, short stories, song collections, poetry volumes and screenplays who is best known as the creator ...
Death, death, death. Astrid Lindgren and her sisters talked on the phone every day up until the death of Ingegerd in 1997. Astrid told Margareta Strömstedt that they began each call with the words “‘Death, death, death’, as a way of calling out the most terrible and unavoidable thing, to reckon with death, at the same time as taking the edge of all its sentimentality.”
Signature. Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren ( Swedish: [ˈǎsːtrɪd ˈlɪ̌nːɡreːn] ⓘ; née Ericsson; 14 November 1907 – 28 January 2002) was a Swedish writer of fiction and screenplays. She is best known for several children's book series, featuring Pippi Longstocking, Emil of Lönneberga, Karlsson-on-the-Roof, and the Six Bullerby Children ...
Jan 29, 2002 · Jan. 29, 2002 12 AM PT. TIMES STAFF WRITER. “Tell me a story,” begged 7-year-old Karin, who was bedridden with pneumonia. “Tell me about Pippi Longstocking.”. Her mother creatively ...
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Astrid Lindgren on the 20-kronor bank note. Since 2015 Astrid Lindgren and Pippi Longstocking adorn the new Swedish 20 crown banknote. The new banknotes are decorated with people who have made a positive and lasting cultural impact during the 20th century. Astrid is in the company of Greta Garbo, Dag Hammarskjöld and Ingmar Bergman amongst others.
