Per Hansson (journalist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Per Hansson (journalist)

Norwegian journalist

Date of Birth: 24-Jul-1922

Place of Birth: Kragerø, Eastern Norway, Norway

Date of Death: 12-Jun-1982

Profession: writer, journalist

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Per Hansson (24 July 1922 – 12 June 1982) was a Norwegian journalist. He was born in Kragerø.
He was the editor-in-chief of the newspapers Sør-Trøndelag from 1949 to 1954 and Akershus Folkeblad from 1954 to 1958.
In 1958 he was hired as a journalist in Dagbladet, where he stayed until 1970.
He published several books on Norway during World War II; 1965's Det største spillet was made into a film in 1967, with the English title The Greatest Gamble.
The same year he was awarded the Gyldendal's Endowment.