However, after traveling to Sweden to conduct research for the film and meet the original author, Astrid Lindgren, they were denied permission to complete the project, and it was canceled.

* Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren in 1945.

** Astrid Lindgren, Swedish children's writer ( d. 2002 )

* January 28 – Astrid Lindgren, Swedish children's book author ( b. 1907 )

Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren ( née Ericsson ) (), 14 November 1907 – 28 January 2002 ) was a Swedish author and screenwriter.

Astrid Lindgren in 1924

Astrid Lindgren grew up in Näs, near Vimmerby, Småland and many of her books are based on her family and childhood memories and landscapes.

Astrid Lindgren, in 1994, receives the Right Livelihood Award in the Swedish parliament.

A reproduction of Astrid Lindgren at Kneippbyn in Visby

Astrid Lindgren was well known both for her support for children's and animal rights, and for her opposition to corporal punishment.

In 1967, Rabén & Sjögren established an annual literary prize, the Astrid Lindgren Prize, in connection with her 60th birthday.

Following Lindgren's death, the government of Sweden instituted the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award in her memory.

Astrid said that maybe people should call her Asteroid Lindgren instead.

In memory of Astrid Lindgren, a memorial sculpture was created next to her childhood home, named " Källa Astrid " (" Astrid's Wellspring " in English ).

It is situated at the same place where Astrid Lindgren first heard fairy tales.

Astrid Lindgren furthermore had stated that she never wanted to be represented as a statue.

The children's museum Junibacken, Stockholm, was opened in June 1996, with the main theme of the permanent exhibition being devoted to Astrid Lindgren: the heart of the museum is a theme train ride through the world of Astrid Lindgren's novels. The Astrid Lindgren Museum The grave of Astrid Lindgren

As Astrid Lindgren was unhappy with the 1949 adaptation, she wrote the script herself for this version.

Many new playwrights and producers have appeared including Astrid Saalbach ( b. 1955 ), winner of the Nordic Drama Award in 2004, and Peter Asmussen ( b. 1957 ), who wrote the film script for Lars von Trier's Breaking the Waves.

The film is based on interviews conducted by the writer / director Iain Softley with Astrid Kirchherr and Klaus Voormann in the spring of 1988 and later by screenwriter Stephen Ward who was brought into the project after the initial script by Iain Softley failed to raise the financing for production.

In 1987, Andersson wrote music and co-produced the soundtrack with Anders Eljas for the film Mio in the Land of Faraway, based on Swedish author Astrid Lindgrens Mio, my Mio.

Astrid, however, remained a Social Democrat for the rest of her life.

* Internationally: the Hans Christian Andersen Award, the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, Ilustrarte Bienale for illustration, the BolognaRagazzi Award for art work and design.

* Astrid Kirchherr ( born 1938 ), German photographer and artist, known for her association with The Beatles

* Astrid Strauss ( born 1968 ), former freestyle swimmer for East Germany

They traveled to Sweden, and not only did research for the film ( they went location scouting in Visby, one of the major locations where the 1969 TV series was filmed ), but also personally visited creator Astrid Lindgren, and discussed the project with her.

They travelled to Sweden to acquire the animation rights and to hunt for locations, only to be turned away at the door by author Astrid Lindgren.

In September 2010, French government allocated 651. 6 millions euros to the Commissariat à l ' énergie atomique to finalize the design of " Astrid " ( Advanced Sodium Technological Reactor for Industrial Demonstration ), a 600 MW reactor design of the 4th generation to be operational in 2020.

She is known best for her illustrations to various books by the author Astrid Lindgren, including the popular The Children of Noisy Village.

Under the guidance of new coach Nikola Pilić, after over three months away from the tour due to injury, Dokic qualified for a $ 10, 000 tournament and reached the semifinals of the main draw before losing to Astrid Besser 3 – 6, 6 – 3, 7 – 6.

His Piano Concerto, finished in 1855, intended for his piano pupil Hilda Aurora Thegerström, who continued her studies with Antoine François Marmontel and Franz Liszt, did not see the light of day until 1904, when Berwald's granddaughter Astrid performed it at a Stockholm student concert.

After being dumped by Austin, Shelby then makes a play for Carter, only to be spurned in favor of Astrid, the school's DJ.

It was directed by the Swedish film director Tage Danielsson and adapted for screenplay by Astrid Lindgren herself.

* Astrid 1 ( 1995 ), Microsatellite for Space Physics

* Astrid 2 ( 1998 – 1999 ), Microsatellite for Space Physics

: 1 ) The dispositions of Article 85 shall for the first time be applicable to the descent from HRH Prince Albert Felix Humbert Theodore Christian Eugene Marie, Prince of Liège, Prince of Belgium, it being understood that the marriage of HRH Princess Astrid Josephine Charlotte Fabrizia Elisabeth Paola Marie, Princess of Belgium, with Lorenz, Archduke of Austria-Este, was meant to have obtained the consent described in Article 85 ( 2 ).

Astrid suffers some broken bones and stitches from the gunshots and is hospitalized for a few weeks, and begins abusing the prescription drug Demerol, which is given to her during her stay at the hospital.

After befriending Olivia, Astrid begins using drugs and performs oral sex on a boy in a park in exchange for marijuana.

His recordings include Die Meistersinger ( with Claire Watson, 1963 ), Die Frau ohne Schatten ( 1963 ), Siegfried ( conducted by Herbert von Karajan, 1968 – 69 ), Ariadne auf Naxos ( conducted by Karl Böhm, 1969 ) and, from Bayreuth, Parsifal ( with Irene Dalis as Kundry, led by Hans Knappertsbusch, 1962 ) and Lohengrin ( with Anja Silja and Astrid Varnay, 1962 ).

* Astrid Surmatz: Pippi Långstrump als Paradigma.

* Astrid Lindgren – Pippi Longstocking

* Astrid Lindgren ( 1907-2002 ), Swedish author of children's literature, among others Pippi Longstocking

Pippi Longstocking ( Swedish Pippi Långstrump ) is a fictional character in a series of children's books by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren, and adapted into multiple films and television series.

This is the first American adaptation of Astrid Lindgren's character, not to mention the first adaptation done in color, and the first to feature a child actress to play Pippi, in this case, former Mousketeer Gina Gillespie.

* Pippi Longstocking and Astrid Lindgren

* Pippi Longstocking ( 1968 ), written by Astrid Lindgren adapted by David Coulter, read by Joyce Grenfell

The Story of Soup-Kaspar is parodied in Astrid Lindgren's Pippi Longstocking ( 1945 ), with a tall story about a Chinese boy named Peter who refuses to eat a swallow's nest served to him by his father, and dies of starvation five months later.

* Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren

The publisher also has an imprint for children called Enfant, with which they have published the Moomin works of Tove Jansson and Pippi Longstocking comics by Astrid Lindgren and Ingrid Vang Nyman.

Astrid Lindgren had been contacted by Miyazaki one year earlier, as he wished to use Pippi in his animation.

Swedish author Astrid Lindgren, known for the Pippi Longstocking series, created a character, Madicken, who is often portrayed as wearing a pinafore.

* Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren, a new translation, illustrated by Lauren Child ( from Swedish ) ( 2007 )

Mr. Nilsson ( Swedish Herr Nilsson ) is Pippi Longstocking's monkey in the fictional books by Astrid Lindgren, and subsequent films and television episodes.