Ole Gregor Liljedahl Barman (1897–1983) was a Norwegian jurist, novelist, short story writer, playwright and

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. Among his novels are ''Fast i fjellet'' from 1930 and ''Ein mann gjekk heim'' from 1933. He published the

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collections ''Han Kristafor-Knut og andre karar'' in 1927, ''Sjørop'' in 1928, and ''Draumen'' in 1968. He adapted his novel ''Ein mann gjekk heim'' into a play, which was staged by

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in 1936. Haaland played the character "fisher/farmer", and other actors were Einar Tveito and

Lars Tvinde Lars Tvinde (11 September 1886 – 25 June 1973) was a Norwegian stage and film actor. Biography Tvinde was born at Voss in Hordaland, Norway. He was the son of Knut Haldorsen (1843–1927) and Eli Jørgensdotter Leidal (1842–1927). He attend ...

. He worked as the bailiff in

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from 1939 to 1967, except for his period at Det Norske Teatret. He was theatre director at

from 1951 to 1953. The first performance in the season 1951-1952 was

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's play ''

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'', which was followed by

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's play ''Ungen'', an adaptation of

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's comedy ''

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'', and Charlotte Hastings' criminal play ''Sister Mary''. The play based on

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's novel ''Trost i taklampa'', which premiered in February 1952, was a great success and has been characterized as a milestone in the history of Det Norske Teatret. Prøysen's songs were performed by Prøysen himself. In 1953 the theatre celebrated its 40th anniversary, and for this occasion four plays were selected,

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's ''Medmenneske'',

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's ''Tjugendedagen'',

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's ''Krane's konditori'', and

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's ''Han som fekk leva livet om att''. An adaptation of Paul Eliot Green's ''The Field God'' was staged in March 1953. Ole Barman's short story ''Gjenta som elska fanden'' was adapted into a comedy, and premiered in August 1953. Barman chaired ''Norges Lensmannslag'' from 1938 to 1952, and the organization ''Norsk Bokmannslag'' from 1948 to 1963.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Barman, Ole 1897 births 1983 deaths People from Ålesund Writers from Bærum 20th-century Norwegian novelists Norwegian male short story writers Norwegian theatre directors 20th-century Norwegian dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Norwegian short story writers 20th-century Norwegian male writers Norwegian male dramatists and playwrights