Tove Jansson Finnish children's writer and illustrator
Tove Jansson is a 86 years old Finnish children's writer and illustrator from Helsinki. Tove Jansson was born on August 09, 1914 (died on June 27, 2001, she was 86 years old) in Helsinki as Tove Marika Jansson.
About
Birth name of Tove Jansson is Tove Marika Jansson
No, she died on 06/27/2001, 23 years ago. She was 86 years old when she died. Cause of death: lung cancer. She died in Helsinki and buried in Hietaniemi cemetery .
Family
Her mother is Signe Hammarsten-Jansson and her father is Viktor Jansson. Her mother was Swedish artist Her mother died at the age of 88 (Tove was 55 years old). When Tove born she was 32 years old. and Viktor Jansson was 28 years old when Tove born. Her father was a Finnish sculptor.
Parents
Siblings
Tove Jansson had 2 siblings. Cartoonist Lars (12 years younger) and Photographer Per (5 years younger)
Works
Tove Jansson Movies (19)
There are 19 movies of Tove Jansson.
Her first feature film was Comet in Moominland (1992). She was 77 when she starred in this movie. Since 1992, she has appeared in 19 feature films. The last one is Moomin and Midsummer Madness (2008). .
View all Tove Jansson movies.Tove Jansson movie characters
The names of the characters/jobs in the films she starred in are as follows:
Character/Job | Movie | Age |
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Novel | Comet in Moominland (1992) | 77 |
Novel | Moomins and the Winter Wonderland (2017) | 103 |
Original Story | Moomins on the Riviera (2014) | 100 |
Novel | Moomins and the Comet Chase (2010) | 95 |
Narrator | Hur gick det sen? (1995) | 81 |
Book | Hur gick det sen? (1995) | 81 |
Writer | Haru, Island of the Solitary (1998) | 83 |
Novel | Moomintroll and the Comet (1978) | 63 |
Herself | Travelling with Tove (1993) | 78 |
Novel | Travelling with Tove (1993) | 78 |
Novel | Moomintroll and the Comet: The Way Home (1978) | 63 |
Book | Opowiadania Muminków | 93 |
Book | Opowiadania Muminków | 93 |
Novel | Moomintroll and the others (1978) | 63 |
Book | Who Will Comfort Toffle? (1980) | 65 |
Herself | Tove and Tooti in Europe (2004) | 90 |
Short Story | The Leading Lady (2005) | 91 |
Book | Opowiadania Muminków (2008) | 93 |
Novel | Moomin and Midsummer Madness (2008) | 93 |
Tove Jansson TV Shows (5)
Her first TV Show was Moomin (1969).
View all Tove Jansson TV shows.Awards (11)
Awarded Elsa Beskow-plaketten , awarded Selma Lagerlöf Prize in 1991 , awarded Order of the Smile in 1974 , awarded Tollander award in 1970 , awarded Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1965 ,
Education
She graduated from Academy Of Fine Arts Of Helsinki, Q18660681 and Konstfack
What was Tove's zodiac sign?Tove Jansson zodiac sign was leo.
Other facts about Tove Jansson
Birth name | Tove Marika Jansson |
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Place of death | Helsinki , country: Finland |
Nationality | Finns |
Owner of | Klovharun |
Manner of death | Natural Causes |
Image of grave | Http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Grave%20of%20Tove%20Jansson%20at%20Hietaniemi.JPG |
Place of burial | Hietaniemi Cemetery |
Signature | ![]() |
Cause of death | Lung Cancer |
Notable work | The Moomins |
Country of citizenship | Finland |
Unmarried partner | Tuulikki Pietilä , end time: 2001-06-27T00:00:00Z , start time: 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z |
Pronunciation audio | , language of work or name: Swedish |
Copyright status as a creator | Works Protected By Copyrights , applies to jurisdiction: countries with 50 years pma or longer |
Sexual orientation | Lesbian |
Given name | Marika |
Work period (start) | 1933-01-01T00:00:00Z |
Libris-URI | Wt79bh6f2j46dtr |
Europeana entity | Agent/base/60464 |
Family name | Jansson. Show people with the surname Jansson |
Has works in the collection | Finnish National Gallery |
Swedish Royal Theater Archive | Person/653 |
CiNii author ID (books) | DA05092629 |
Native language | Swedish |
Date of death | 2001-06-27T00:00:00Z |
Languages spoken, written or signed | Swedish |
Work location | Helsinki |
Name in native language | Tove Jansson |
Regensburg Classification | GX 6236 |
Work period (end) | 1993-01-01T00:00:00Z |
CLARA-ID | 17279 |
Ethnic group | Swedish-speaking Population Of Finland |
List of works | Q20916595 |