Gunnar Sandgren facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Gunnar Sandgren
Born	(1929-06-27) 27 June 1929 (age 94)
Died	4 June 2016(2016-06-04) (aged 86)
Nationality	Swedish
Occupation	Novelist and playwright
Awards	Dobloug Prize (1981)

Gunnar Sandgren (27 June 1929 – 4 November 2016) was a Swedish journalist, novelist and playwright.

Biography

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.

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.