Gunnar Sandgren (27 June 1929 – 4 November 2016) was a Swedish journalist, novelist and playwright.[1]
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Born | (1929-06-27) 27 June 1929 (age 93) |
Died | 4 June 2016(2016-06-04) (aged 86) |
Nationality | Swedish |
Occupation | Novelist and playwright |
Awards | Dobloug Prize (1981) |
Gunnar Ernst Algot Sandgren was born in Ölmstad parish in Jönköping County, Sweden. He was the son of Ernst Sandgren and Signhild Nilsson. He first worked as a journalist at Svenska Dagbladet from 1952. He made his literary debut in 1960, with the novel Förklaringsberget. He later wrote a series of historical novels. Bonniers published his books for the next 30 years.[2] [3]
During the 1970s, Sandgren worked for Sveriges Television where he and wrote a number of plays. He later he turned to classical theater where several of his plays attracted attention. He was awarded the Dobloug Prize in 1981. [1][4]
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