Birgit Strøm

Birgit Målfrid Strøm (9 August 1931 – 11 January 2007) was a Norwegian actress, puppeteer, dramatic adviser, singer and non-fiction writer. She was born in Oslo. She was the daughter of the actor Julian Strøm and the sister of the puppeteer and actress Elisabeth Strøm Henriksen.

She is known for giving voice to the puppets Titten Tei and Jon Arthur Vimsen. Her stage adaptations include fairy tales such as Det var en gang and Gjete kongens harer, and Alf Prøysen's Teskjekjerringa på teater. Among her song recordings are "Pappa'n til Tove Mette" and "Gøy på landet" (Wheezy Anna).[1][2]

Selected works

Dukketeater i Norden (1973)
Dukketeatrets historie (2004)

References

Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Birgit Strøm". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
Øystå, Øystein. "Birgit Strøm". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 18 May 2013.

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[snl-1] Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Birgit Strøm". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 18 May 2013.

[nbl-2] Øystå, Øystein. "Birgit Strøm". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 18 May 2013.