Kåre Siem (8 June 1914 – 23 June 1986) was a Norwegian musician and writer.

Early and personal life

Siem was born in

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, to Sverre Julius Siem and Elida Annette Antonsen. He was married to Evy Christophersen from 1942 to 1959, and to dancer Alice Mürer from 1960.

Career

Siem studied piano with

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, Erling Westher and Ivar Johnsen. He made his concert debut as pianist in 1938, and toured widely in Norway and internationally until his playing career was interrupted by an injured elbow. He started writing music for film and theatre, worked as

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and conductor, contributed to the

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, and was a columnist for the newspaper '' VG''. An active participant in the , he co-edited several songbooks, jointly with

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and Yukon Gjelseth. His publications further include the cookbook ''Kåres nam-nam-bok for kløner og duster'' (1974) and the memoir books ''Bingo'' (1978) and ''Klokkene ringer for meg'' (1979). He was a board member of , active in the music

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s organization

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, and a board member of . He died in Oslo on 23 June 1986. A bust of Siem, sculpted by

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, is located in Oslo.

References

1914 births 1986 deaths Musicians from Oslo Norwegian male pianists Norwegian composers Norwegian conductors (music) Norwegian food writers Norwegian columnists 20th-century Norwegian memoirists 20th-century Norwegian male musicians Writers from Oslo {{Norway-music-bio-stub