Peter Lykke-Seest

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Peter Lykke-Seest
Lykke-Seest c.1935
Born(1869-09-26)26 September 1869
Christiania, Norway
Died4 February 1948(1948-02-04) (aged 78)
NationalityNorwegian
Occupation(s)poet
novelist
playwright
non-fiction writer
script writer
film director

Peter Lykke-Seest (26 September 1868 – 4 February 1948) was a Norwegian poet, novelist, playwright, non-fiction writer, script writer and film director.

He was born in Christiania as a son of wholesaler Jens Peter Seest and Caroline Christiane Frederikke Thy.[1]

He made his literary debut in 1896 with the poetry collection Hvide nætter, and published the novel Under Paddehatten in 1898. His most popular film was Historien om en gut from 1919. He published a book on the trial against Vidkun Quisling in 1945.[1][2]

Partial filmography

References

  1. ^ a b Iversen, Gunnar. "Peter Lykke-Seest". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
  2. ^ Henriksen, Petter (ed.). "Peter Lykke-Seest". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 22 September 2011.