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.

Tove Jansson

About

Her real name:
Birth name of Tove Jansson is Tove Marika Jansson
Is Tove Jansson still alive?

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

Signe Hammarsten-Jansson
Mother: Signe Hammarsten-Jansson
Viktor Jansson
Father: Viktor Jansson

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). .

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Tove Jansson movie characters

The names of the characters/jobs in the films she starred in are as follows:

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

Uncle & Aunts (1)

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