Ove Ansteinsson
Ove Arthur Ansteinsson was a Norwegian journalist and author.
Ansteinsson was born in Risør, Norway. He made his first impact as a writer with his book Hedemarksfolk, although his first short stories had already been published in the newspaper Oplandenes Avis in 1901. For a while, he was the editor of the newspaper Akershus. His other works include Ener Tuve, Broder Nikolai og to andre, Svartskogen, Smaahistorier, and Plankegjærdet. Two of his plays, Hu Dagmar and Gullfjellet, were made into films in 1939 and 1941 under the direction of Rasmus Breistein.
