Bjørn Morisse

Bjørn Morisse
Born (1944-02-07)7 February 1944
Oslo, Norway
Died 27 July 2006(2006-07-27) (aged 62)
Nationality Norwegian
Occupation musician, illustrator and comics creator

Bjørn Morisse (7 February 1944 – 27 July 2006) was a Norwegian musician, illustrator and comics creator.

Personal life

Morisse was born in Oslo and was a brother of Tor Morisse.[1] Having spent part of his childhood in the United States, he was educated as illustrator.[2]

He died in Kristiansand in July 2006.[1]

Career

In 1966 Morisse formed the musical duo The Young Norwegians along with Bjørn Falk Nilsen. They performed at the Dolphin Club in Oslo, and made their television debut in 1966. In 1967 they issued their first album, Things On Our Mind.[2]

His humorous comic strip Glåmrik was published in the newspaper Dagbladet from 1972 to 1975 and subsequently issued as a three-volume album series.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Holen, Øyvind. "Bjørn Morisse". In Bolstad, Erik. Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  2. 1 2 Jan Eggum; Bård Ose; Siren Steen, eds. (2005). "Young Norwegians". Norsk pop & rock-leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Vega Forlag. pp. 589–590. ISBN 82-92489-09-6. Archived from the original on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2017.


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