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Benny Andersen (7 November 1929 16 August 2018)[1] was a Danish poet, author, songwriter, composer and pianist. He is often remembered for his collaboration with the singer Povl Dissing; together they released an album with Andersen's poems from the collection Svantes viser. This album and Andersen's book "Svantes viser" (Svante's Songs) from 1972 were included by the Danish Ministry of Culture in the Danish Culture Canon in 2006, in the category "Popular music".[2][3] Andersen's "Samlede digte" (Collected poems) have sold more than 100,000 copies in Denmark.[4]

Benny Andersen
Born(1929-11-07)7 November 1929
Vangede, Denmark
Died16 August 2018(2018-08-16) (aged 88)
Sorgenfri, Denmark
OccupationWriter
NationalityDanish
Period1960–2018

In Denmark, Benny Andersen was also a well-known author of children's literature and in 1971, he was awarded the Ministry of Culture's children book prize ("Kulturministeriets Børnebogspris").[5] In the 1980s, his books about the fantastical creature Snøvsen, became widely popular and later inspired two films in the early 90s.[6]

Andersen became a member of the Danish Academy (Det Danske Akademi) in 1972.

His wife, the jurist Elisabeth Ehmer, reported that Benny Andersen died in the family home in Sorgenfri, north of Copenhagen, on 16 August 2018.[1]


Selected bibliography


Some of Benny Andersen's notable poem collections, includes:

A few of his short stories:


Sources



References


  1. Benny Andersen er død BT 17 August 2018
  2. Denstoredanske.dk Kulturkanon
  3. Hela den danska Kulturkanonen (in Swedish) Sydsvenskan, retrieved January 20, 2013
  4. "Benny Andersen". Retrieved 22 September 2010.
  5. Kunststyrelsen.dk Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine List of recipients of the Kulturministeriets Børnebogspris
  6. "Alle historierne om snøvsen" (in Danish). Saxo. Retrieved 7 August 2018.



На других языках


[de] Benny Andersen

Benny Allan Andersen (* 7. November 1929 in Vangede, Gentofte Kommune; † 16. August 2018 in Sorgenfri (Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommune)) war ein dänischer Schriftsteller, Lyriker, Komponist und Pianist. Er ist der meistgelesene zeitgenössische dänische Dichter; seine Lieder werden oft gesungen und sein Evergreen Svantes lykkelige dag (Svantes glücklicher Tag) wurde in die Schulliederbücher aufgenommen.
- [en] Benny Andersen



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