Odd Børretzen

Odd Børretzen

Odd Lunde Børretzen (born 21 November 1926) is a Norwegian author, illustrator, translator, and vocalist.[1]

Biography

He was born in Fister in the Hjelmeland municipality as the son of a preacher. When Odd was three years old, his family moved to Grorud in Oslo; his childhood is told is the self-biographic Min barndoms verden (My Childhood World, 1997; filmed as Da jeg traff Jesus … med sprettert, 2000). Later in his life, between 1946 and 1952, he worked as a telegrapher among other things.

Odd Børretzen debuted as an author in 1959 with his self-illustrated children's book Byen som laget brannbil (The city that made the firetruck). He gave out his first record album in 1974. His play Synd og skam (Pity and shame) was shown on Teater Ibsen in 1994. Odd Børretzen's Manuscripts are always written by hand.

He is well known for his many performances with Julius Hougen on radio and television as Braathen, a pensioner. They received a strong reaction to the so-called pensioner sketches, and therefore Børretzen decided to stop performing them due to bad conscience. He also was the narrator for the animation series Kalles klatretre (Kalle's climbing tree) on NRK.[2]

Odd Børretzen lives in Holmestrand. He has lived together with Eva Bødtker-Næss, a sculptor, for over thirty years.

References

  1. ^ "Odd Børretzen". WorldCat.org. http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=Odd+B%C3%B8rretzen&fq=dt%3Abks+%3E+ap%3A%22b%C3%B8rretzen%2C+odd%22&dblist=638&start=11&qt=page_number_link. Retrieved 27 March 2010. 
  2. ^ "Odd Børretzen". Internet Movie Database. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0127228/. Retrieved 27 March 2010. 


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