Bjørge Lillelien(1927-1987)
- Actor
Bjørge Lillelien studied journalism in the USA. After that he worked in
newspapers in Chicago and New York, before returning home. In 1957 he
was employed by NRK (the Norwegian State Broadcasting Corporation).
From 1967 he started work at their news and sports desk, and through
the years gained an increasing reputation as Norway's best sports
commentator on both radio and television, specializing on ski-sports
and football (soccer). Through the years Lillelien delivered several
memorable outbursts of joy when commenting for Norwegian
radio-listeners and TV-viewers. In 1985 he published a successful
autobiography, but sadly he died only two years later.
