Dorrit Willumsen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Dorrit Willumsen

Danish writer

Date of Birth: 31-Aug-1940

Place of Birth: Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark

Profession: screenwriter, writer, poet, novelist

Nationality: Denmark

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Dorrit Willumsen (born 31 August 1940 in Nørrebro, Copenhagen) is a Danish writer.
She made her literary debut in 1965 with the short story collection Knagen. She was awarded the Danish Critics Prize for Literature in 1983.
In 1995 she was awarded the Søren Gyldendal Prize.
In 1997 she was awarded the Nordic Council's Literature Prize for the novel Bang.
En roman om Herman Bang.
She married the playwright Jess Ørnsbo in 1963, and their son Tore Ørnsbo (1970-) is also a writer.