Aasta Falkberget (March 15, 1905 – March 3, 1983) was a Norwegian writer and painter.
Aasta Falkberget | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 15, 1905 |
| Died | March 3, 1983 (aged 77) |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, painter |
| Father | Johan Falkberget |
| Relatives | Magnus Falkberget |
Family
editAasta Falkberget was born in Røros, Norway, the daughter of the writer Johan Falkberget (1879–1967) and his wife Anna Marie Skjølsvold (1880–1960).[1][2] She was the sister of the actor Magnus Falkberget.
She was first married on October 14, 1926 in Røros Church to the pastor Aksel Sæsbøe (1893–1972) and she was called Aasta Vaarsnø Falkberget at the time of the marriage.[3] That marriage was later dissolved.[4] She married for the second time in 1940 to Sverre Alfred Fredriksen (1910–1990).[5]
Life and work
editFalkberget wrote small contributions for newspapers and magazines early in her career. Her literary debut is considered a story that was published in Arbeidermagasinet no. 4 in 1928.[6] That same year, she contributed to the Norwegian Missionary Society's Christmas publication.[7]
In 1939, she prepared a film script for her father's breakthrough novel Den fjerde nattevakt.[8] The book was first filmed in 1960, based on a new script she completed in 1958.[9]
She also worked as an artist, and she made her debut at the Autumn Exhibition in 1936. Among other things, she held painting exhibitions in Røros.[10]
Later in life, she wrote two memoires. Both of these books are about her parents' lives. The first of them, Far og mor i unge år (Father and Mother in Their Young Years), was published in 1971. It describes Johan Falkberget's upbringing, his life as a writer in Kristiania (now Oslo), and how he met Anna Marie Skjølsvold. The second book, I Trondalen og på Ratvolden (In Trondalen and at Ratvolden), was published in 1974. In that book, she describes life on the family farm Ratvolden in Rugldalen near Røros. This was Johan Falkberget's childhood village, and the family moved there in 1922. Both of these narratives are collected in the book Minner (Memories) from 1979.
Bibliography
edit- 1958: Script for the film Den fjerde nattevakt
- 1971: Far og mor i unge år[11][12]
- 1974: I Trondalen og på Ratvolden[12]
- 1979: Minner
References
edit- ^ "1910 Census for 0218 Aker County: Census district: 019 Grorud: Domicile: 0101 Lilloborg". Digitalarkivet. Arkivverket. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
- ^ Berg, Arngeir (2009). "Johan Falkberget". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
- ^ "Egteskap". Stjørdalens Blad. No. 112. October 2, 1926. p. 2. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
- ^ Rørosboka: Røros bergstad, Røros landsogn, Brekken og Glåmos kommuner. Trondheim: Rørosbokkomiteen: kommisjon hos Globus-forlaget. 1974. p. 112. ISBN 8271750054.
- ^ Studentene fra 1930 : biografiske opplysninger, statistikk og artikler samlet til 25 års jubileet 1955. Oslo: Tryggve Juul Møller. 1955. p. 94.
- ^ "Arbeider-Magasinet". Haugesunds Arbeiderblad. No. 17. January 20, 1928. p. 4. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
- ^ "Tre julehefter". Østlands-Posten. No. 273. November 22, 1928. p. 6. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
- ^ "'Den fjerde nattevakt' ferdig som filmmanuskript". Arbeidets Rett. No. 152. December 29, 1939. p. 2. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
- ^ "'Den fjerde nattevakt' Klar til filming". Friheten. No. 290. December 16, 1958. p. 4. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
- ^ "Aasta Falkberget Sesbø lager maleriutstelling i Bergstaden". Arbeidets Rett. No. 119. October 18, 1937. p. 3. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
- ^ Pettersen, Turid Barth (1980). Falkberget nå: artikler ved hundreårsjubileet. Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 48.
- ^ a b Skei, Hans H.; Moi, Morten; Tørset, Espen (2021). "Johan Falkberget". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved October 24, 2021.