Finn Bø
Norwegian writer
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| Intro | Norwegian writer | |
| Places | Norway | |
| was | Journalist Screenwriter Songwriter | |
| Work field | Film, TV, Stage & Radio Journalism Music | |
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| Birth | 1 January 1893 | |
| Death | 1 January 1962 (aged 69 years) |
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Biography
Finn Bø (4 July 1893 – 24 April 1962) was a Norwegian songwriter, revue writer, playwright, journalist and theatre critic. He is particularly remembered for his song Norge i rødt, hvitt og blått, which became extremely popular in 1945. Among his other popular songs are Nå går'n på gummisåler and Bare rundt omkring, both from 1928. He published the anecdote collection Forbuden frukt in 1945, and the song collection Jeg tar mig den frihet in 1946. Several of his plays were also adapted into film.
Selected works
- Det store spørsmål (1940, comedy. Adapted into the film En herre med bart in 1942)
- To liv (1945, play, filmed in 1946)
- Forbuden frukt (1945, anecdotes from World War II)
- Jeg tar mig den frihet (1946, song collection)
- Ondt ord igjen (1951, song collection)
- I Tigerstadens jungel (1961, song collection)