About Leif B. Lillegaard
Lived 1918 – 1994 (aged 75). Leif B. Lillegaard was a Norwegian journalist, writer, editing staff, radio personality and radio journalist.
Leif B. Lillegaard (1 May 1918, Sandnessjøen – 24 April 1994) was a Norwegian journalist and newspaper editor, radio reporter and novelist.
Career He was editor for the newspaper Harstad Tidende, a journalist for the newspaper Morgenbladet, and a freelance radio reporter for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation.
He made his literary debut in 1963, with a book on the 1943 Filipstad explosion.
He wrote more than one hundred books, both fiction and non-fiction, and was awarded the Norwegian Booksellers' Prize in 1981 for the story .
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Who was Leif B. Lillegaard?
Norwegian writer (1918–1994)
When was Leif B. Lillegaard born?
Leif B. Lillegaard was born on 1 May 1918 in Sandnessjøen.
When did Leif B. Lillegaard die?
Leif B. Lillegaard died on 24 April 1994 in Trondheim.
What was Leif B. Lillegaard's occupation?
Leif B. Lillegaard was a journalist, writer, editing staff, radio personality and radio journalist.
What nationality was Leif B. Lillegaard?
Leif B. Lillegaard was Norwegian.
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