Lille Graah
Lille Graah | |
|---|---|
| Born | Anne Knudsdatter Graah 22 January 1908 Kristiania, Norway |
| Died | 19 January 2001 (aged 92) |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, radio announcer and reporter |
| Relatives | Knud Graah (grandfather) |
| Awards |
|
Anne Knudsdatter "Lille" Graah (22 January 1908 – 19 January 2001) was a Norwegian journalist, radio announcer and reporter. She worked for the
Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation for more than thirty years, and is particularly known from the popular radio program Ønskekonserten
.
Personal life
Graah was born in Kristiania as the daughter of Knud Andreas Graah (1866–1908) and nurse Marie Blehr. She was the granddaughter of industrialist Knud Graah.[1]
Career
Graah finished her secondary education in 1927, and then spent some years helping her mother who was running a children's pensionary in
Vakhtangov Theatre.[1] From 1937 she was a journalist for the Oslo magazine Hallo-Hallo!, and worked for Norsk Lovtidend from 1940.[2]
During
Grini, and sent to the Ravensbrück concentration camp in 1943.[3]
From 1945 she worked for the
Czechoslovak coup d'état of 1948.[2]
She received the Medal of St. Hallvard in 1977.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Dahl, Hans Fredrik. "Lille Graah". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
- ^ Store norske leksikon(in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
- ^ Børre R. Giertsen, ed. (1946). "2667. Gråh, Anne Lille". Norsk fangeleksikon. Grinifangene (in Norwegian). Oslo: Cappelen. p. 99.