Bengt Calmeyer (journalist)

Bengt Calmeyer
Calmeyer in 1965
Born (1932-10-03) 3 October 1932 (age 92)
Oslo, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
Occupation(s)Journalist
Novelist
Relatives

Bengt Calmeyer (born 3 October 1932) is a Norwegian journalist and novelist. He was born in Oslo, and is a brother of actor Joachim Calmeyer. He was assigned with the newspaper Arbeiderbladet from 1959, where he was a foreign correspondent in London from 1965, and later cultural editor. His books include NRK – myter og virkelighet from 1977 and Forsinket oppgjør: arbeiderbevegelsen og den politiske overvåking from 1993.[1] He has written the crime novels Åpen grav (1967) and De hemmelige døde (1968), where the detective is a freelance journalist.[2] Later fictional works include the trilogy Mennesker from 1997, Vitner from 1999 and Spor from 2000.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Bengt Calmeyer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  2. ^ Rottem, Øystein (1998). Norges Litteraturhistorie. Etterkrigslitteraturen (in Norwegian). Vol. 3. Oslo: Cappelen. p. 89. ISBN 82-02-16426-5.


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