Tormod Skagestad

Tormod Skagestad
Tormod Skagestad
	Tormod Skagestad in 1964
Born	9 August 1920; Krødsherad, Norway
Died	4 January 1997 (aged 76)
Nationality	Norwegian
Occupation	poet; novelist; playwright; actor; theatre director

Tormod Skagestad (9 August 1920 – 4 January 1997) was a Norwegian poet, novelist, playwright, actor and theatre director.[1]

Biography

Tormod Skagestad was born in Krødsherad, Buskerud county, Norway. Skagestad grew up in a rich cultural environment. His father was a teacher and sexton of the village, his mother was the organist. After his final exams (1942) and he earned a master's degree in drama at the University of Wisconsin (1946–48).[2]

After a period at Radioteatret (1949–1953), Skagestad worked as an instructor at Det Norske Teatret (1953–1961), served as theatre director from 1961 to 1975, and again from 1976 to 1979. He was chairman of the Norwegian Association of Theatre Manager (Norsk Teaterlederforening) for several periods and president of the Association of Norwegian Theatres (De Norske Teatres forening).[3]

He was married to painter and artist Karin Skagestad. He was the father of actors Tove Skagestad and Bjørn Skagestad.

Awards

Critics Theatre Prize (Teaterkritikerprisen) for the dramatization of Olav Duun's novel Ettermæle in 1976
Honorary member of the Norwegian Theatre Leader Association (Norsk Teaterlederforening)
Knight, First Order of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav in 1975.

Selected works

Poems

Om fjellprofilan låg ei gullrand spent, 1946
I natt skal mange våke, 1947
Mørkt vatn glir mot havet, 1950
Havdøgn, 1950

Plays

Under treet ligg øksa, 1955
Byen ved havet, 1962
I gryet blir månen grå, 1966
Det stig av hav, 1972
Nora Helmer, 1982

Novel

Hild Rogne, 1982
På Rogne, 1983
Farvel til Rogne, 1987

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References

Henriksen, Petter (ed.). "Tormod Skagestad". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget.
Brodal, Svein Erik. "Tormod Skagestad". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget.
"Teatersjefar på Det Norske Teatret" (in Norwegian). Det Norske Teatret. Archived from the original on 14 June 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.

Cultural offices
Preceded by Nils Sletbak	Director of the Det Norske Teatret 1961-1975	Succeeded by Svein Erik Brodal
Preceded by Svein Erik Brodal	Director of the Det Norske Teatret 1976-1979	Succeeded by Svein Erik Brodal

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[snl-1] Henriksen, Petter (ed.). "Tormod Skagestad". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget.

[2] Brodal, Svein Erik. "Tormod Skagestad". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget.

[dnt-directors-3] "Teatersjefar på Det Norske Teatret" (in Norwegian). Det Norske Teatret. Archived from the original on 14 June 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.