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• Henrik Ibsen was a major Norwegian playwright, often referred to as the father of modern realistic drama. Ibsens's work was very controversial in his life time, even considered scandalous and outrageous by some. This because his characters' actions and characteristics were considered immoral and yet the characters suffered no moral consequence. Ibsen had a great influence on George Bernard Shaw's thinking who wrote favorably on his dramas and had translated some of his plays to English. Ibsen was also a prolific painter.

• Fast Facts:

  1. Born: March 20, 1828
  2. Married Suzannah Thoresen: June 18, 1858
  3. Died: May 23, 1906
  4. Wrote 26 dramatic works and 300 poems
  5. In his youth he was involved in 145 plays
  6. His major plays are A Doll's House, Ghosts, Hedda Gabler, The Master Builder
  7. Most performed play: Hedda Gabler
  8. Norway declared that the year 2006 is "Ibsen Year" to commemorate the centennial anniversary of his death
  9. Reopening of the Ibsen Museum, the writer's last home in Oslo (Christiania): 2006
  10. His plays have been filmed 112 times

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  Ghosts | A Doll's House | The Wild Duck | Hedda Gabler | The Master Builder | George Bernard Shaw | Norway | A Doll's House Quotes | JG Ballard

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