Odd Bang-Hansen

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Odd Bang-Hansen (9 April 1908 – 4 March 1984) was a Norwegian educator, journalist and author. [1]

Biography

He was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. His parents were Lauritz Bang-Hansen (1879–1960) and Astri Halvorsen (1880–1971). His father was a Lutheran priest who was later assigned to parishes in

cand.philol. degree in 1934 from the University of Oslo
. He became an associate professor at the Oslo Commerce School (Oslo Handelsgymnasium) in the late 1930s.[2]

During the

Arbeiderbladet (now Dagsavisen) as a film and theater critic. He remained at the newspaper as a journalist until his death in 1984.[2]

He made his literary debut in 1938 with the novel Fager er studentens drøm. He wrote several children's books, including Mette og Tom i fjellet (1948), and Trapp med 9 trinn (1952). He was chairman of the Norwegian Authors' Union from 1965 to 1971.[3]

Selected works

  • Mette og Tom i fjellet (1948
  • Mette og Tom og bokstavene (1949)
  • Mette og Tom i hulen (1951)
  • Trapp med 9 trinn (1952)
  • Fly, hvite due (1953)
  • Spillemann på flukt (1957)
  • Fra mitt spisebord (1973)

Personal life

He married the physician Elise Aas (1907–2002) in 1936. He was the father of the theatre director Kjetil Bang-Hansen (born 1940) and the film producer Pål Bang-Hansen (1937–2010).[2]

References

  1. ^ Erik Bjerck Hagen. "Odd Bang-Hansen". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Helle, Knut (ed.). Odd Bang-Hansen (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  3. Store norske leksikon
    (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. 2007. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
Awards
Preceded by Recipient of the Bastian Prize
1959 		Succeeded by


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