Klaus Hagerup

Klaus Hagerup (2010)

Klaus Hagerup (born 5 March 1946). He is a Norwegian author, translator, screenwriter, actor and director.

He is the youngest of two brothers. He debuted with the poem collection "Slik tenker jeg på dere" ("This is how I think about you") in 1969. During 1968–69 he worked at the Bergen theatre Den Nationale Scene and later at Nationaltheatret and Hålogaland Teater as an actor, instructor, director and writer. He has also acted in several movies, but is best known as a writer of plays for scene and radio theater. He has also written many well-known books, mostly for teenagers, but also for older and younger readers.He is best known for his books about the insecure teenage boy Markus.

In 1988 he wrote a biography "Alt er så nær meg" ("Everything is so close to me") about his famous mother, Inger Hagerup. He has won several literature awards for his books, including the Brage Prize in 1994. Sverre Kjelsberg has written music for many of his lyrics, amongst others "Ellinors vise" ("Ellinors song"). He has also collaborated with people like Tande-P, Jostein Gaarder, and Trond Kirkvaag.

His brother, Helge Hagerup(deceased) was an author and artist, and his daughters, Hanne Hagerup and Hilde Hagerup, are also authors.

Bibliography

• Slik tenker jeg på dere, 1969 (poems)

• Alice i underverdenen /Kuler i solnedgangen, 1974 (two plays)

• Det e her æ høre tel/Ronnie, 1978 (two plays)

• I denne verden er alt mulig, 1789 (radio play/musical)

• I blådress og blålere, 1980 (play/musical)

• Roser er røde, 1981 (play)

• Gullivers siste reise, 1982 (play)

• Pelle og superstøvlene, 1983 (radioplay)

• Ninas hemmelige reise, 1984 (radioplay)

• Undrenes tid, 1984 (play)

• Desperadosklubben og den mystiske mistenkte, 1985 (video game for kids and teenagers)

• Dyreklubben møter Torden Olsen, 1986 (children play)

• Heartbreak Hotel, 1987 (play)

• Alt er så nær meg. Om Inger Hagerup 1988 (biography)

• Bill. mrk. "De glødende hjerters liga" (with Tande-P.)1989 (teenage novel)

• Såpestykket (with Carsten Palmær) 1989 (play)

• Landet der tiden var borte, 1989 (teenage novel)

• Høyere enn himmelen, 1990 (teenage novel)

• God bedring (with Tande-P.)1991 (humour book)

• Lisa og demonen i den gylne byen 1991 (radio play)

• Kvarvingen (with Tande-P.) 1992(play)

• I går var i dag i morgen,1992 (teenage novel)

• De glødende hjerters liga.1993 (with Tande-P) (teenage novel)

• Bibbi Bokkens magiske bibliotek (with Jostein Gaarder) 1993 (children novel)

• Blå fugler 1993(play)

• Kristin og Håkon 1993(children novel)

• Markus og Diana og lyset fra Sirius 1994(teenage novel)

• Seniorhumoristen 1994 (novel)

• Drømmen om Sherwoodskogen/Marie og spøkelset 1996(two radio plays for children)

• Drager skal fly 1996(children novel )

• Bill. Mrk. "Egen utgang" 1997(play)
• Markus og jentene 1997 (teenage novel)

• Maratonherren 1998(novel)

• Markus og den store fotballkjærligheten 1999 (teenage novel)

• Herremannen 2000(novel)

• Marie og julesnapperen, 2000 (teenage novel)

• Kaninene synger i mørket 2001(teenage novel)

• Markus og Sigmund 2003(teenage novel)

• Markus og karaokekongen 2004(teenage novel)
• Siste Akt 2007 ( with Nils Nordberg) (crime novel)

Filmography

• Rivalen (screenplay) 1970

• Helten på den grøne øya (actor) 1971

• Løperjenten (actor)

• I denne verden er alt mulig (screenplay) 1983

• Høvdingen(Chieftain) (actor) 1984

• Nikkerne(TV series) (screenplay, co-director ) 1984

• Noe Helt Annet(Something Completely Different) (actor) 1985

• Plastposen (actor) 1986

• Måker (actor) 1991

• Høyere enn himmelen (Beyond the sky) (screenplay) 1993

• Markus og Diana (actor, assistant director, screenplay) 1996

External links

• Klaus Hagerup at the Internet Movie Database