Inga Bjørnson

Inga Bjørnson (4 March 1871 – 8 March 1952) was a Norwegian philanthropist and theatre leader.

Inga Bjørnson
Inga Bjørnson, c. 1940
Born	(1871-03-04)4 March 1871 Christiania, Norway
Died	8 March 1952(1952-03-08) (aged 81)
Nationality	Norwegian
Occupation(s)	Philanthropist and theatre leader
Known for	Pioneer of children's theatre in Norway
Spouses	Eyolf Soot Harald Stormoen
Children	Botten Soot Guri Stormoen
Relatives	Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (uncle)

Personal life

She was born in Christiania, a daughter of Peter Elias Bjørnson and Laura Marie Mathilde Riiser Larsen, and niece of Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson. She was married first to painter Eyolf Soot, later to actor Harald Stormoen. She is the mother of Botten Soot and Guri Stormoen.^[1]

Career

Bjørnson is particularly known as a pioneer of children's theatre in Norway. She founded her own children's theatre in 1920, the first Scandinavian theatre where children performed for children. The theatre opened with Margrethe Munthe's play Askepott, and continued with other stage adaptations of fairytales and children's books. Among her books are Dundor-Heikka from 1916, Våre barnesanger from 1926, and 30 år med barneteatret from 1950.^[2][1]