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Alf Prøysen
Alf Prøysen with his typewriter in 1964
Born	(1914-07-23)23 July 1914 Ringsaker in Hedmark, Norway
Died	23 November 1970(1970-11-23) (aged 56) Oslo, Norway
Resting place	Cemetery of Our Saviour, Oslo
Occupations	author, poet and musician
Notable work	Dørstokken heme (1945)
Spouse	Else Storhaug (1948–2015)
Children	2
Awards	Arts Council Norway Honorary Award

Alf Prøysen (Norwegian pronunciation: [ɑɫf ˈprœʏsn̩])^[tone?] (23 July 1914 – 23 November 1970) was a Norwegian author, poet, playwright, songwriter and musician. Prøysen was one of the most important Norwegian cultural personalities in the second half of the 20th century. He worked in several different media including books, newspapers and records. He also made significant contributions to music as well as to television and radio. He also wrote in the Arbeiderbladet from 1954 until his death.^[1]

He was also noted for his series of books featuring Mrs. Pepperpot (Norwegian: Teskjekjerringa). The fictional character of a series of children's books established him as a children's author. The series of books were first published during 1956 and was first published in English in 1959.^[2][3]