Nordahl Grieg Nordahl Grieg Johan Nordahl Brun Grieg (1 November 1902 – 2 December 1943) was a Norwegian poet, novelist, dramatist, journalist and political activist. He was a popular author and a controversial public figure. He served in World War II as a war correspondent and was killed while on a bombing mission to Berlin. Nordahl Grieg was born in Bergen, Norway. He was the son of Peter Lexau Grieg (1864–1924) and Helga Vollan (1869–1946). He was the brother of Norwegian publisher Harald Grieg (1894–1972) and was distantly related to composer Edvard Grieg. In 1940, he married actress Gerd Egede-Nissen (1895–1988). He
Edvard Grieg – mennesket og kunstneren Edvard Grieg – mennesket og kunstneren Edvard Grieg – mennesket og kunstneren ("Edvard Grieg. The Man and the Artist") is a biography of Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg, written by Finn Benestad and Dag Schjelderup-Ebbe in 1980. The book treats the life and works of Edvard Grieg, and includes a comprehensive list of Grieg's works with incipits. The book earned Benestad and Schjelderup-Ebbe the "Edvard Grieg Prize" in 1981. The biography, originally written in Norwegian language, was translated into Russian in 1986 by Nicolay Mochov. An English edition, "Edvard Grieg. The Man and the Artist", came in 1988, translated by William