Sigurd Christiansen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Sigurd Christiansen

Norwegian writer

Date of Birth: 17-Nov-1891

Place of Birth: Drammen, Buskerud, Norway

Date of Death: 23-Oct-1947

Profession: writer, playwright, author

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Sigurd Christiansen (17 November 1891 – 23 October 1947) was a Norwegian novelist and playwright.
He made his literary debut with the novel Seieren in 1915. His literary breakthrough was the trilogy Indgangen (1925), Sverdene (1927) and Riket (1929). His novel To levende og en død (1931) won first prize in a competition, and was later made into three films: Norwegian, Czechoslovak and British-Swedish. Christiansen was awarded Gyldendal's Endowment in 1940. He was born and died in Drammen, Norway.