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

They had one daughter, Astrid, who is married to science fiction author Greg Bear.

Olav and Märtha had three children: Ragnhild ( 1930-2012 ), Astrid ( b. 1932 ) and Harald ( b. 1937 ), who was to become king in 1991.

On 21 March 1929 in Oslo, he married his first cousin Princess Märtha of Sweden with whom he had one son, Harald, and two daughters, Ragnhild and Astrid.

They had four children: Margaretha, Märtha, Astrid, and Carl.

The family was originally named Johansen, but in the 1950s, they changed their name to Jagland, a newly constructed surname that appeared in a book published by a bureaucrat ( 2000 nye slektsnavn New Family Names by Astrid Moss, 1947 ) which aimed at helping people find new surnames instead of patronyms, which had long been associated with the working class.

Article 6 of the original constitution had specified salic ( male-only ) succession ; so Harald's sisters Ragnhild ( b. 1930 ) and Astrid ( b. 1932 ) and their descendants are excluded from the line of succession.

Olof was also forced to accept a settlement with Olaf II of Norway at Kungahälla, who already had been married ( unbeknownst to Olof ) with Olof's daughter, Astrid, through the Geatish jarl Ragnvald Ulfsson.

In 1995, Jeff and his wife, Charlotte Caffey ( from The Go-Go's ), had a daughter, named Astrid.

She began her career at the young age of eleven when she had a role in the TV-series The Children of Noisy Village, based on a story by Astrid Lindgren.

They had a daughter, Astrid Young, in 1962.

Traditionally, Richard had a third wife named Astrid ( Estritha ), daughter of Sweyn Forkbeard, King of England, Denmark, and Norway, and Sigrid the Haughty.

The crew was in fact Great Britain internationals Astrid Ayling and Pauline Hart, who had made the entry under their maiden names.

He was married to Astrid and had two sons and a number of grandchildren.

According to her friend Astrid Young, Larson had been showing symptoms of depression and her fatal seizure " was in no small way related to her chronic use of Valium and Tylenol PM ".

During a visit by the skald Sigvatr Þórðarson, Ragnvald learned that Prince Jaroslav of Kievan Rus ' has proposed to Ingigerd, and so he had the idea that Olaf the Holy should marry the illegitimate daughter of Olof Skötkonung, Astrid, who was staying with Ragnvald.

Animotion originally had six members, four of whom ( lead singer Astrid Plane, keyboardist Paul Antonelli, bassist Charles Ottavio, and drummer David " Frenchy " O ' Brien ) had originally been members of the band Red Zone.

His maternal great-grandfather was Philip, Prince of Eulenburg and Hertefeld ( 1847 – 1921 ), a friend of Wilhelm II, whose youngest child Viktoria Ada Astrid Agnes Gräfin zu Eulenburg ( 1886 – 1967 ) married 1909 ( div 1921 ) professor Otto Ludwig Haas-Heye ( 1879 – 1959 ), and had issue, including two daughters.

Astrid says that they're going to kill both Aiden and Vivian and pretend they " did what they had to do.

In order to win Astrid, the daughter of the Wendish chieftain Burislav, he promised to liberate the Wends of the tribute they had to pay to the Danes.

The Beatles had to play for hours, and they were often given " Prellies " ( Preludin ) by the maid who cleaned their housing arrangements, German customers, or by Astrid Kirchherr ( whose mother bought them ).

In real life, Stu was still alive living in Hamburg with his German girlfriend Astrid when the other departed from the second trip, and it was when they returned on the third trip to Hamburg they discovered Stu had died the night before they arrived.

An alphabetically sorted list of other books by Astrid Lindgren which have been translated into English:

The prize has been awarded to a diverse group of people and organisations, including Wangari Maathai, Astrid Lindgren, Bianca Jagger, Mordechai Vanunu, Leopold Kohr, Petra Kelly and Memorial.

Munch suggested that Haakon III's mother could have been Astrid Roesdatter, daughter of Bishop Roe in the Faroe Islands, but this has not been supported by later historians.

In a lawsuit announced on 24 August 2010, van Grunsven claims she has been defamed by journalist Astrid Appels on the website eurodressage. com.