Arne Brun Lie
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Arne Brun Lie | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 February 1925 Oslo, Norway |
| Died | 11 April 2010 (aged 85) |
| Occupation | Author |
| Known for | Night and Fog: A Survivor's Story |
Arne Brun Lie (2 February 1925 – 11 April 2010)[1] was a Norwegian-American author and Holocaust survivor best known for the book Night and Fog: A Survivor's Story (1990).
Born in Oslo, Norway, Lie was a member of the Resistance during the Nazi occupation. He was captured by the Gestapo in 1943 at sixteen years of age. He spent a year in concentration camps, including Natzweiler-Struthof and Dachau, and was released in 1944.[2]
Lie immigrated to the United States in the early 1980s and became vocal about his Holocaust experience, publishing a book and releasing a documentary film.[3]
He was the brother of Sylvei Brun Lie, wife of the lawyer, judge, and politician Jens Evensen.[citation needed]
Arne died on 11 April 2010 in Beverly, Massachusetts, at the age of 85.[citation needed]