Katarina Taikon
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Katarina Taikon-Langhammer (29 July 1932 at Almby, Örebro - 30 December 1995 at Ytterhogdal, Hälsingland; Sweden) was a Swedish Romany writer and actor, from the Kalderash caste. She was the sister of Rosa Taikon.
She was best known for writing the series of books Katitzi, partly auto-biographical (in 1979 it was produced the TV-series with the same name).
Katarina Taikon died of brain damage.
[edit] Filmography
- 1956 - Sceningång
- 1953 - Åsa-Nisse på semester
- 1953 - Marianne
- 1951 - Tull-Bom
- 1950 - Motorkavaljerer
- 1949 - Singoalla
- 1948 - Uppbrott
[edit] External links
- Taikon sisters on Czech Romani Radio
- Rosa Taikon about Gypsies and about her sister
- Famous Gypsies
- Katitzi by Katarina Taikon on Library Thing Site
- Gypsy literature in Russian
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