Peder Wright Cappelen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Norwegian writer and contributing editor
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Place of Birth: Bærum, Akershus, Norway
About Peder Wright Cappelen
- Peder Wright Cappelen (18 January 1931 – 4 January 1992) was a Norwegian playwright, non-fiction writer and publisher. Cappelen was born in Bærum to publisher Jørgen Wright Cappelen and Ragni Holm Johannessen.
- He was married first to art historian Tone Wikborg (daughter of Erling Wikborg), and from 1966 to actress Kari Simonsen.
- From 1958, Cappelen headed the publishing house Helge Erichsens Forlag, which published Kjell Aukrust's and Marcel Proust's books.
- Cappelen's books include Eventyret ute (1960), Alene med vidda (1964), and three books illustrated by Jens Johannessen, Høstblad (1976), Fugl i vår (1979) and Sommerfabel, fra Vidda til Skagen (1983).
- He has written plays inspired by fairytales, historical plays and plays for children.
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