Muggur
Sign in to saveGuðmundur Pétursson Thorsteinsson (5 September 1891, Bíldudalur – 27 July 1924, Søllerød), better known as Muggur, was an Icelandic painter, graphic artist, author and film actor.
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Guðmundur
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Iceland
- Place of birth
- Bíldudalur
- Occupation
- actor
- Image
- Guðmundur Thorsteinsson, Muggur, 1910-1920.jpg
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- cause of death
- tuberculosis
- date of death
- 1924-07-26
- date of birth
- 1891-09-05
- medical condition
- tuberculosis
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons category
- Guðmundur Thorsteinsson
- start of work period
- 1911-01-01
- end of work period
- 1924-01-01
- Commons Creator page
- Muggur
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Guðmundur Pétursson Thorsteinsson (5 September 1891, Bíldudalur – 27 July 1924, Søllerød), better known as Muggur, was an Icelandic painter, graphic artist, author and film actor.
== Biography == Muggur was born in Bíldudalur, Iceland. His father, Pétur, was one of the richest men in Iceland and later one of the founders of the fishing company Milljónarfélagið. When he was twelve, the family moved to Copenhagen, but they travelled continuously between there and Iceland. His younger brothers, Samúel, Gunnar and Friðþjófur all became well known football players in Iceland and Denmark.
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