Olafr Havrevold

Olafr Havrevold (26 May 1895 – 11 July 1972) was a Norwegian engineer and actor.

Biography He was born at Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was the son of Lauritz Paulsen Havrevold (1859–1940) and Marta Malena Nielsen (1873–1927). He was a brother of writer Finn Havrevold (1905–1988) and psychiatrist Odd Havrevold (1900–1991). After graduating artium 1914 and a year of study in liberal arts at the University of Washington in Seattle, he graduated as a chemistry engineer at Norwegian Institute of Technology (NTH) in Trondheim during 1920.

In 1939 he received the Norwegian Theatre Critics Award (Teaterkritikerprisen) jointly with Lars Tvinde. In 1951 he won the King's Medal of Merit (Kongens fortjenstmedalje) in gold. He was decorated Knight of the Swedish Order of Vasa.

Personal life He was married twice, to Unni Torkildsen (1901–1968) and Gøril Egede-Nissen (1914–1992). He died in 1972 and was buried at Vestre gravlund in Oslo.