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Else Michelet | |
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| Born | 16 February 1942 Trondheim, Norway |
| Died | 3 May 2021 (aged 79) |
| Alma mater | University of Oslo |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist Satirical writer Songwriter |
| Employer | Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation |
| Spouse | Ingjald Ørbeck Sørheim |
| Awards | Fritt Ord Honorary Award |
Else Michelet (16 February 1942 – 3 May 2021) was a Norwegian journalist, satirical writer and songwriter.
Early and personal life
[edit]Michelet was born in Trondheim as a daughter of teacher Frans Oscar Michelet (1906–1984) and housewife Synnøve née Kulseng (1905–1981). The family moved to Bærum in 1947, and Michelet graduated from the University of Oslo with a cand.mag. degree in English, French and literature. From 1977 to 1979 she was married to Ingjald Ørbeck Sørheim.[1]
Career
[edit]Michelet worked for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation from 1967; in the radio from 1973. She contributed to the entertainment programs Nitimen and Reiseradioen, and worked with the weekly satirical radio show Hallo i uken from 1990. She was its producer from 1993 to 2009.[2][1]
She wrote several books: Sin egen herre: eventyr og annet ugress (1979), En annen historie (1981) and the novel Ariadnes tråd: et reiseliv (1988).[2] Michelet was awarded the Fritt Ord Honorary Award in 2009, for her journalistic works in general, and particularly for developing the radio show Hallo i uken.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Norheim, Marta. "Else Michelet". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
- ^ a b "Else Michelet". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
- ^ "Fritt Ords Honnør 2009: Else Michelet". frittord.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 May 2021.
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