Karen Blixen(1885-1962)

Writer

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Karen Blixen

Karen Blixen was born on 17 April 1885 in Rungsted, Denmark. She was a writer, known for Out of Africa - Souvenirs d'Afrique (1985), Le festin de Babette (1987) and The Heroine (1967). She was married to Bror Frederik von Blixen-Finecke. She died on 7 September 1962 in Rungsted, Denmark.

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Known for

Robert Redford and Meryl Streep in Out of Africa - Souvenirs d'Afrique (1985)

Out of Africa - Souvenirs d'Afrique

7.1

Writer

1985

Le festin de Babette (1987)

Le festin de Babette

7.8

Writer

1987

The Heroine (1967)

5.1

Writer

1967

Sidse Babett Knudsen, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, and Alice Bier Zanden in Ehrengarde ou l'Art de la séduction (2023)

Ehrengarde ou l'Art de la séduction

5.8

Writer

2023

Credits

Writer

Ehrengarde ou l'Art de la séduction
5.8
- novel
- 2023
Ringen
Short
- based on short story by
- 2017
Monquatorze
- text excerpts
- 2010
The First World War
8.6
TV Mini Series
- excerpt (as Isak Dinesen)
- 2003
Sandhedens hævn
TV Movie
- Writer
- 1999
Lucifer's Child
8.9
TV Movie
- writings (as Isak Dinesen)
- 1995
Heloisa
TV Movie
- book
- 1994
Ringen
TV Movie
- story
- 1988
Le festin de Babette
7.8
- short story
- 1987
Sorgagre
7.2
TV Movie
- short story (as Isak Dinesen)
- 1987
Out of Africa - Souvenirs d'Afrique
7.1
- based upon the following: "Out of Africa" and other writings by
- 1985
The Dreamers
6.4
Short
- two stories (as Isak Dinesen)
- 1982
Ehrengard
6.6
- novel
- 1982
Drömmare på besök
TV Mini Series
- based on novel
- 1978
Samtale om natten i København
TV Movie
- short story
- 1970

Personal details

Official site
- The Karen Blixen Museum
Alternative name
- Isak Dinesen
Height
- 1.68 m
Born
- April 17, 1885
- Rungsted, Denmark
Died
- September 7, 1962
- Rungsted, Denmark(malnutrition)
Spouse
- Bror Frederik von Blixen-FineckeJanuary 14, 1914 - January 1925 (divorced)
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Quotes
Love, with very young people, is a heartless business. We drink at that age from thirst, or to get drunk; it is only later in life that we occupy ourselves with the individuality of our wine.

Nicknames
- Baroness Karen Blixen-Finecke
- Pierre Andrezej

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When did Karen Blixen die?
September 7, 1962
How did Karen Blixen die?
Malnutrition
How old was Karen Blixen when she died?
77 years old
Where did Karen Blixen die?
Rungsted, Denmark
When was Karen Blixen born?
April 17, 1885

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