Tove Jansson
Born: 1914-09-09 in Helsinki, Finland
Died: 2001-06-27
Known For: Writing
Biography
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
2025
- The Summer Book ... (Novel)
2024
- Moomin 80 - The Door Is Always Open ... (Original Concept)
2023
- The Book about Moomin, Mymble and Little My as Narrator (voice)
- Who Will Comfort Toffle? as Narrator (voice)
2022
- The Exploits of Moominpappa – Adventures of a Young Moomin ... (Novel)
- Christmas Comes to Moominvalley ... (Original Story)
2020
2019
- Moominvalley ... (Original Story)
2017
- Moomins and the Winter Wonderland ... (Novel)
2014
- Moomins on the Riviera ... (Original Story)
2012
- Moominland Tales: The Life of Tove Jansson as Self (archive footage)
2010
- Moomins and the Comet Chase ... (Novel)
2008
- Moomin and Midsummer Madness ... (Novel)
- From the Life of the Little Trolls ... (Short Story)
2005
- The Leading Lady ... (Short Story)
2004
- Tove and Tooti in Europe as Self
1998
- Haru, Island of the Solitary as Herself (archive footage)
1994
- Hur gick det sen? as Narrator
1993
- Travelling with Tove as Herself
1992
- Comet in Moominland ... (Novel)
1990
- Moomin ... (Original Story)
1988
- A Glimpse of Tove Jansson as Self
1984
- Tove and the Sea as Self
1983
- Moomin Valley: Autumn is Coming to Moomin Valley ... (Novel)
1981
- Moomin Valley: Summer in Moomin Valley ... (Novel)
1980
- Moominvalley: It's All in the Bag ... (Novel)
- Who Will Comfort Toffle? ... (Book)
1978
- The Moomins ... (Book)
- Moomintroll and the Comet ... (Novel)
- Moomintroll and the Others ... (Novel)
- Moomintroll and the Comet: The Way Home ... (Novel)
1973
- Mumindalen ... (Writer)
1972
- New Moomin ... (Novel)
1970
1969
- Moomin ... (Original Story)
- Mumintrollet ... (Writer)
1968
- Moomin and the Sea as Self
1960
- Julkalendern ... (Creator)