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.

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

* Astrid Lindgren — Right Livelihood Award ( 1994 )

* Four Miss World winners were awarded Miss Photogenic: Astrid Carolina Herrera ( Venezuela, 1984 ), Aishwarya Rai ( India, 1994 ), Jacqueline Aguilera ( Venezuela, 1995 ) and Diana Hayden ( India, 1997 ).

She is also known for portraying photographer Astrid Kirchherr in Backbeat ( 1994 ) and for her roles in Vampires ( 1998 ) and Winter's Bone ( 2010 ), as well as for her television series roles in LA Doctors, Kingpin, One Tree Hill and Dirty Sexy Money.

* Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award

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

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.

Category: Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award winners

Category: Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award winners

* Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, an international children's literature award

* Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, an international children's literature award in honour of the Swedish children's books writer Astrid Lindgren.

* Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award

The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award ( Swedish: Litteraturpriset till Astrid Lindgrens minne ) is an international children's literary award established by the Swedish government in 2002 to honour the Swedish children's author Astrid Lindgren ( 1907 – 2002 ).

* Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2003

* Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award

* 1918 – Astrid Varnay, Swedish soprano ( d. 2006 )

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 Thors MP ( Swedish People's Party of Finland, Finland )

The name of the Swedish microsatellite Astrid 1, launched on 24 January 1995, was originally selected only as a common Swedish female name, but within a short time it was decided to name the instruments after characters in Astrid Lindgren's books: PIPPI ( Prelude in Planetary Particle Imaging ), EMIL ( Electron Measurements-In-situ and Lightweight ), and MIO ( Miniature Imaging Optics ).

Based on a book by the Swedish author Astrid Lindgren, the story is about a number of characters living in the archipelago outside Stockholm.

* Astrid Njalsdotter ( died 1060 ), Swedish queen, consort of King Edmund the Old

* Astrid Cleve ( 1875-1968 ), Swedish botanist, geologist, chemist and researcher

* 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.

* 28 Astrid Lindgren, 98, Swedish children's book author, pneumonia.

Also, he was a supporting actor in the 1984 Swedish fantasy film Ronia, the Robber's Daughter, based on the novel by the same name by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren.

Ronia the Robber's Daughter ( Swedish: Ronja Rövardotter ) is a children's fantasy book by the noted Swedish author Astrid Lindgren, first published in 1981.

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