Oddvar Korme

Oddvar Korme (1925 – 3 August 2009) was a Norwegian journalist.

He studied philology and was hired as an Oslo correspondent for Bergens Tidende in 1947.[1] In 1948 he was hired in the newspaper Norges Handels- og Sjøfartstidende (now: Dagens Næringsliv). He was promoted to editor in 1970, and retired in 1992. He successively worked with the many editors-in-chief during his time: Eivind Thon, Terje Baalsrud, Helge Seip, Arne Hartmark, Eric Cameron, Jan Erik Knarbakk and Kåre Valebrokk.[2]

His main fields of writing were travelling, film criticism and theatre criticism. He was also active in the Norwegian branch of PEN. He died in August 2009.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Brøymer, Bjørn (12 August 2009). "Oddvar Korme". Aftenposten (in Norwegian).
  2. 1 2 Hauglid, Stein B.; Møst, Morten; Westlie, Bjørn (14 August 2009). "Oddvar Korme (1925-2009)". Dagens Næringsliv (in Norwegian). p. 12.


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