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

  1. ↑ "Odd Bang-Hansen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. 2007. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
Awards
Preceded by
André Bjerke		 Recipient of the Bastian Prize
1959 		Succeeded by
Hartvig Kiran