Arvid Møller (14 October 1939 – 26 September 2020) was a Norwegian journalist and non-fiction writer, born in
Strinda Municipality
Strinda is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality encompassed the eastern part of what is now Trondheim Municipality south and east of ...
. Having worked as journalist for various newspapers, he was eventually assigned with
NRK
The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (), commonly known by its initialism NRK, is a Norwegian state-run, government-influenced radio and television public broadcasting company.
The NRK broadcasts three national TV channels and thirteen nat ...
for about forty years. In addition to these assignments, he wrote more than one hundred books, many of them biographies of well known and lesser known people.
Career
Born in
Strinda Municipality
Strinda is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality encompassed the eastern part of what is now Trondheim Municipality south and east of ...
on 14 October 1939, Møller grew up in
Voss Municipality
Voss () is a municipality and a traditional district in Vestland county, Norway. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Vossevangen. Other villages include Bolstadøyri, Borstrondi, Evanger, Kvitheim, Mjølfjell, ...
.
From 1959 onwards Møller worked as journalist for the newspapers '' Gula Tidend'', '' Fredrikstad Blad'', ''
Gudbrandsdølen
''Gudbrandsdølen'' was a Norwegian newspaper, published in Lillehammer in Oppland county.
''Gudbrandsdølen'' was started on 1 January 1894, after editor-in-chief Johan Filseth had been jettisoned from another newspaper '' Framgang''. After his ...
'', ''
Lillehammer Tilskuer
''Lillehammer Tilskuer'' was a Norwegian newspaper, published in Lillehammer in Oppland
Oppland is a former county in Norway which existed from 1781 until its dissolution on 1 January 2020. The old Oppland county bordered the counties of Trà ...
'' and '' Dagningen''. From 1969 he was appointed as journalist at
NRK
The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (), commonly known by its initialism NRK, is a Norwegian state-run, government-influenced radio and television public broadcasting company.
The NRK broadcasts three national TV channels and thirteen nat ...
's regional office in
Lillehammer
Lillehammer () is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. Some of the more notable villages in the munici ...
Herman Smith-Johannsen
Herman "Jackrabbit" Smith-Johannsen, He also wrote books on other subjects, including nature and art.
He was awarded Austmannaprisen in 1969. In 2000, he received a cultural prize for
Gudbrandsdalen
Gudbrandsdalen (; ) is a valley and Districts of Norway, traditional district in the Norway, Norwegian county of Innlandet (formerly Oppland). The valley is oriented in a north-westerly direction from Lillehammer (town), Lillehammer and the lake ...
. In 2005, he was awarded the King's Medal of Merit in gold.
Møller died at Lillehammer on 26 or 27 September 2020.