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Tor Morisse
Norwegian illustrator and cartoonist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tor Morisse (10 July 1947 – 17 May 2017) was a Norwegian illustrator, children's writer and comics creator.[1]
Morisse was raised in Oslo and was a brother of musician Bjørn Morisse. For many years he lived and worked in Sweden. He illustrated more than 300 books, especially children's books,[2] by authors including Lennart Hellsing, Hans Pettersson, Bjørn Rønningen and Frid Ingulstad.[citation needed] His first drawings were published in Kamratposten during 1976.[citation needed] In 1982 he cooperated with Else Breen to create a book for deaf children, Den røde skammelen.[3]: 731 In 1986, he started his own publishing house.[2] In 2002, he received the Publicistklubben's Gold Pen (Årets Gullpenn).[citation needed] His comics album from 2007, based on the fairy tale The Giant Who Had No Heart in His Body, was nominated for the Sproing Award.[2]
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