Odd Bang-Hansen

Odd Bang-Hansen (9 April 1908 – 4 March 1984) was a Norwegian novelist and children's writer.

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.^[1]

He was father of theatre director Kjetil Bang-Hansen and film producer Pål Bang-Hansen.

References

^ "Odd Bang-Hansen" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. 2007. http://www.snl.no/Odd_Bang-Hansen. Retrieved 12 April 2009.

Awards
Preceded by André Bjerke	Recipient of the Bastian Prize 1959	Succeeded by Hartvig Kiran

Persondata
Name	Bang-Hansen, Odd
Alternative names
Short description	Children's writer
Date of birth	9 April 1908
Place of birth
Date of death	4 March 1984
Place of death