Tor Harald Hedberg (March 23, 1862 – July 13, 1931) was a Swedish writer, playwright, theater director, and translator. Hedberg was the son of the writer

Frans Hedberg Frans Theodor Hedberg (2 March 1828 – 8 June 1908) was a Swedish playwright and poet. He is also known by his pseudonyms: Esbern Snare, Palle Block, and Paul Qvitt. Biography He was born at Stockholm, Sweden. After growing up in an orphanage ...

. He worked as an art and literature critic for the newspaper ''

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'' from 1897 to 1907 and as an art critic for ''

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'' from 1921 to 1931. From 1910 to 1922 he headed the

Royal Dramatic Theatre The Royal Dramatic Theatre (, colloquially ''Dramaten'') is Sweden's national stage for "spoken drama", founded in 1788. Around one thousand shows are put on annually on the theatre's five running stages. The theatre has been at its present lo ...

, and from 1924 onward he was the head of the

Thiel Gallery The Thiel Gallery () is an art museum in the Djurgården park area of Stockholm, Sweden. Represented are the members of the Artists Association (''Konstnärsförbundet'') from the early 1900s as well as one of the world's largest collections of ...

. He became a member of the

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in 1922, and he was assigned chair number 4. Hedberg was married to the actress

Stina Hedberg Stina Hedberg (born Amanda Kristina Sofia Ulrika Holm; 21 August 1887 – 20 November 1981) was a Swedish stage and film actress. She also appeared in eight films between 1936 and 1946.Paietta p.138 She was married to the writer Tor Hedberg from 1 ...

(née Holm).

Selected works

*''Högre uppgifter: berättelse'' (Higher Duties; A Story, 1884) *''Glädje: en fantasi'' (Joy: A Fantasy, 1889) *''Gerhard Grim: en dramatisk dikt'' (Gerhard Grim: A Dramatic Poem, 1897) *''Johan Ulfstjerna: skådespel i fem akter'' (Johan Ulfstjerna: A Play in Five Acts, 1907) *''Nationalmonumentet: ett lustspel'' (The National Monument: A Comedy, 1923)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hedberg, Tor 1862 births 1931 deaths Swedish male writers Members of the Swedish Academy Writers from Stockholm