Leif B. Lillegaard
Norwegian journalist, editor, author
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Leif B. Lillegaard (1 May 1918, Sandnessjøen – 24 April 1994) was a Norwegian journalist and newspaper editor, radio reporter and novelist.
Born
1 May 1918
Leif Bryde Lillegaard
1 May 1918
Sandnessjøen, Norway
Died24 April 1994 (aged 75)
OccupationsJournalist
Newspaper editor
Radio reporter
Novelist
Newspaper editor
Radio reporter
Novelist
Leif B. Lillegaard | |
|---|---|
| Born | Leif Bryde Lillegaard 1 May 1918 Sandnessjøen, Norway |
| Died | 24 April 1994 (aged 75) |
| Occupations | Journalist Newspaper editor Radio reporter Novelist |
| Awards | Norwegian Booksellers' Prize |
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 Mor.[1][2]
