Guide Note:
Henrik Ibsen was a major Norwegian playwright, often referred to as the father of modern realistic drama. His plays were considered as immoral and outrageous in the Victorian era.
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.
He was also a prolific painter.
Fast Facts:
- Born: March 20, 1828
- Married Suzannah Thoresen: June 18, 1858
- Died: May 23, 1906
- Wrote 26 dramatic works and 300 poems
- Four Major Plays: A Doll's House, Ghosts, Hedda Gabler, The Master Builder
- Most performed play: Hedda Gabler
- Reopening of the Ibsen Museum, the writer's last home in Oslo (Christiania): 2006
- His plays have been filmed 112 times
