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Marie Lovise Widnes (born 1 November 1930 in Vanylven) is a Norwegian poet, author, singer, composer, and politician for the Socialist Left Party.
She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Møre og Romsdal in 1989, but was not re-elected in 1993. She had previously served in the position of deputy representative for the Labour Party during the term 1954–1957.
Widnes was a member of Hareid municipality council in the periods 1971–1975, 1983–1987 and 1987–1989, and of Møre og Romsdal county council between 1975 and 1987.
She had quite a big hit with "Gangdøra" (1957)
Discography
78-records - Philips:
Gangdøra(Elis Olsson/Marie Lovise Widnes)/Ei vise om ord (A.Berggren-T. Braarvig/Marie Lovise Widnes) - 14.08.1957
Framtidsdraumar(Kolbjørn Svendsen/Widnes)/Ein laurdagskveld (Trad./Widnes) - 14.-15.08.1957
Gniaren(Trad/Widnes)/Truls og Basse (Widnes)- 14.-15.08.57
Kjærleiksvegen (Widnes)/ Visa om bestemor (Trad ./ Widnes) - 15.08.1957
Kjærleik med forviklingar (A.Underdal/ Widnes)/Ei vise om kjærleik og dårskap (Trad. /Widnes) Ca 15.08.1957
Klagesongen (Trad. / Widnes)/Kvardagsfilosofi (Trad./ Widnes) - Ca 15.08.1957
Holebuarvise (Widnes)/ Guden og jenta (Widnes) - 1964EP-records (Philips)
Gangdøra/Ei vise om ord /Framtidsdraumar/Ein laurdagskveld.
Kjærleiksvegen /Visa om bestemor/Kjærleik med forviklingar/Ei vise om kjærleik og dårskapCompilations - EP records
Widnes: Truls og Basse/Alf Prøysen:Gutteklubben Varg/Magne Ove Larsen:Kom alle sammen bli med../Karsten Byhring: Guttas kjøkkenviseCompilations - LP records
Solid norsk gull (1974) (Philips) (Contains Gangdøra)
Lirekassen nr 26 (Contains Gangdøra)Books
- Gangdøra og andre viser, Tiden Norsk Forlag, Oslo 1958
- Kvardagsdikt, Forum for kristne sosialitar, Oslo 1979
- Idsø, Liv Marit og Marie Lovise Widnes: Marie Lovise Widnes, tusenkunstner og kvardagsmenneskje, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1986
- Fragler - finst dei?, own publishing, Hareid 1993
- Målet hennar mor, own publishing, Hareid 2001?
- Frå alle mine strengar - Dikt i samling, own publishing, Hareid 2003
References
- "Marie Lovise Widnes" (in Norwegian). Stortinget.no. http://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representantfordeling/Representant/?perid=MAWD&tab=Biography.
- Marie Lovise Widnes' own web site: http://www.gangdøra.com
Categories:- 1930 births
- Living people
- Socialist Left Party (Norway) politicians
- Norwegian writers
- Norwegian women in politics
- Members of the Parliament of Norway
- People from Hareid
- Norwegian politician, 1930s birth stubs
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