About Håkon Karlsen
Lived 1922 – 2007 (aged 85). Håkon Karlsen was a Norwegian journalist.
Håkon Karlsen (March 5, 1922 – May 6, 2007) was a Norwegian journalist.
Karlsen was born in Trondheim. During the Second World War, he escaped to neutral Sweden from Hattfjelldal Municipality, where he had been set to perform conscripted labor. After attending Uppsala University, Karlsen worked as a teacher in Strinda Municipality. and at NRK Sørlandet from 1976 onward, as well as the record releases Ja, du Oluf (Cat Music, 1973) and Mølje & sodd (Dagbladets Sommerkassett, 1980) and the films Førti år med Oluf (Forty Years with Oluf; 1979) and Oluf – No må du skjærpe dæ, gutt (Oluf—Now You Need to Shape Up, Boy; 1991).
Publications Marulken (Oslo: Aschehoug, 1962) Amandus og Antonsen (Oslo: Tiden, 1983)
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Who was Håkon Karlsen?
Norwegian journalist (1922-2007)
When was Håkon Karlsen born?
Håkon Karlsen was born on 5 March 1922 in Bodø.
When did Håkon Karlsen die?
Håkon Karlsen died on 6 May 2007 in Kristiansand Municipality.
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Håkon Karlsen was a journalist.
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Håkon Karlsen was Norwegian.
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