Tove Jansson
Writing
Born September 9, 1914 in Helsinki, Finland
Tove Marika Jansson was a Swedish-speaking Finnish novelist, painter, illustrator and comic strip author. For her contribution as a children's writer she received the Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1966. Brought up by artistic parents, Jansson studied art from 1930 to 1938 in Stockholm, Helsinki and then Paris. Her first solo art exhibition was in 1943. At the same time, she was writing short stories and articles for publication, as well as creating the graphics for book covers and other purposes. She continued to work as an artist for the rest of her life, alongside her writing. Jansson is best known as the author of the Moomin books for children. The first such book, The Moomins and the Great Flood, appeared in 1945, though it was the next two books, Comet in Moominland and Finn Family Moomintroll, published in 1946 and 1948 respectively, that brought her fame. Starting with the semi-autobiographical Bildhuggarens dotter (Sculptor's Daughter) in 1968, she wrote six novels and five books of short stories for adults.
Filmography
Untitled Animated Moomin Movie
Kometen kommer - uppläst och illustrerad av Tove Jansson
Narrator
Comet in Moominland
The Summer Book
Moomin 80 - The Door Is Always Open
Who Will Comfort Toffle?
Narrator (voice)
The Book about Moomin, Mymble and Little My
Narrator (voice)
Christmas Comes to Moominvalley
Snöbarnens julsagor
The Exploits of Moominpappa – Adventures of a Young Moomin
Tove Jansson and the Moomins
The Complete Amateur's Guide to Moomin
Self
Moominvalley
Moomins and the Winter Wonderland
Moomins on the Riviera
Moominland Tales: The Life of Tove Jansson
Self (archive footage)
Moomins and the Comet Chase
Moomin and Midsummer Madness
From the Life of the Little Trolls
The Leading Lady
Tove and Tooti in Europe
Self
Haru, Island of the Solitary
Herself (archive footage)
Hur gick det sen?
Narrator
Travelling with Tove
Herself
Comet in Moominland
Moomin
A Glimpse of Tove Jansson
Self
Winter in Moominland
The Happy Days of the Moomins
Tove and the Sea
Self
Moomin Valley: Autumn is Coming to Moomin Valley
Moomin Valley: Summer in Moomin Valley
Moominvalley: It's All in the Bag
Who Will Comfort Toffle?
The Moomins
Moomintroll and the Comet
Moomintroll and the Comet: The Way Home
Moomintroll and the Others
Mumindalen
New Moomin
There are so many things you cannot understand
Self
Mumintrollet
Moomin
Julkalendern
Augsburger Puppenkiste - Die Muminfamilie – Eine drollige Gesellschaft