Gunnar Eide (11 May 1920 – 2 July 2012) was a Norwegian actor, theatre director and impresario. He was born in

Stavanger Stavanger (, , American English, US usually , ) is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Norway. It is the fourth largest city and third largest metropolitan area in Norway (through conurbation with neighboring Sandnes) and the a ...

. He was the theatre director of Stavanger Teater from 1945 to 1947, then an actor at

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from 1953 to 1955 and 1956 to 1960, only interrupted by a period at Edderkoppen Teater from 1955 to 1956. He was also a singer. He started an impresario business in 1963, attracting country musician

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to Norway. His company Gunnar Eide Concerts, which was established in 1975, became a subsidiary of

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and changed its name to Live Nation Norway. Eide was decorated with the

King's Medal of Merit The King's Medal of Merit (Norwegian: ''Kongens fortjenstmedalje'') is a Norwegian award. It was instituted in 1908 to reward meritorious achievements in the fields of art, science, business, and public service. It is divided in two classes: gold ...

in gold in 2000. He died in July 2012 in Oslo.Live Nation Norway
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1920 births 2012 deaths Actors from Stavanger Norwegian theatre directors Norwegian male stage actors Norwegian male singers Recipients of the King's Medal of Merit in gold {{Norway-actor-stub