Gerd Grieg a Norwegian Vera Lynn". She was married to surgeon Ragnvald Ingebrigtsen (1882–1975) from 1922 to 1940; they had three daughters. She was married to poet, novelist, dramatist and journalist Nordahl Grieg (1902–1943) from 1940 until his death. Nordahl Grieg served in World War II as a war correspondent and was killed while on a bombing mission to Berlin during 1943. Gerd Grieg retired in 1955 and died during 1988. Gerd Grieg Gerd Grieg, née Egede-Nissen (21 April 1895 – 9 August 1988) was a Norwegian stage and film actress. She was born in Bergen, Norway. Her parents were Georga Wilhelma
Edvard Grieg 1866, and Grieg composed a funeral march in his honor. On 11 June 1867, Grieg married his first cousin, Nina Hagerup (1845–1935), a lyric soprano. The next year, their only child, Alexandra, was born. Alexandra died in 1869 from meningitis. In the summer of 1868, Grieg wrote his Piano Concerto in A minor while on holiday in Denmark. Edmund Neupert gave the concerto its premiere performance on 3 April 1869 in the Casino Theatre in Copenhagen. Grieg himself was unable to be there due to conducting commitments in Christiania (now Oslo). In 1868, Franz Liszt, who had not yet met