Carin Mannheimer

Carin Mannheimer (born Karin Birgitta Jacobson; 17 August 1934 – 11 July 2014) was a Swedish dramatist, screenwriter, author and film director, born in Osby, Sweden.^[1][2] She garnered acclaim with Rapport om kvinnor (Report on Women), which was published in 1969.

Carin Mannheimer (2013)

The situation of women, children and the elderly in society were recurring themes in her writing, including the television mini-series she wrote and directed; Lära för livet (Learning for Life; 1977), about a fictional ninth-grade class, and Solbacken: Avd. E (Solbacken: Ward E; 2003) about elderly care. Svenska hjärtan (Swedish Hearts; 1987–98) was a long-running series about nine neighbors an affluent neighborhood who belong to a new class of Swedish white-collar workers.^[3] Her daughter, Anna, is a journalist.^[2]

Death

According to a text message sent by her daughter, Anna, to Göteborgs-Posten, Carin Mannheimer died unexpectedly on 11 July 2014 at the age of 79.^[4]

Awards

• 2013 – Culture award conferred by Längmanska kulturfonden
• 2011 – Honorary doctorate conferred by Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg
• 2010 – Piratenpriset (literary award)
• 1977 – Grand Prize for Journalism for the television series Lära för livet

Selected filmography

• 2005 – Saltön (TV) (director and screenwriter) (in English)
• 2003 – Solbacken Avd. E (Solbacken Ward E; TV mini-series) (in English)
• 2001 – Fru Marianne (TV) (director and screenwriter) (in English)
• 1995 – Rika barn leka bäst (director)
• 1997 – Rika barn leka bäst (director and screenwriter) (in English)
• 1987–1998 – Svenska hjärtan (Swedish Hearts; TV series) (in English)
• 1984 – Tryggare kan ingen vara (TV; director and screenwriter) (in English)
• 1981 – Pappa och himlen (screenwriter) (in English)
• 1977 – Lära för livet (Learning for Life; TV mini-series) (in English)

References

1. ↑ "Sök personer". Birthday.se. Retrieved 14 July 2014. 
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Staff (24 May 2012). "Jag blir gärna K-märkt". Veteranen.se. Retrieved 14 July 2014. 
3. ↑ "Det går inte att skriva en fortsättning". Aftonbladet.se. 28 September 2009. Retrieved 14 July 2014. 
4. ↑ Kultur. "Carin Mannheimer har avlidit". DN.SE. Retrieved 14 July 2014. 

External links

• Carin Mannheimer at the Internet Movie Database
• Profile, sfi.se; accessed 15 July 2014
• Profile, filmfront.no; accessed 15 July 2014