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About Georg Svendsen
- Georg "Mr.
- George" Svendsen (19 March 1894 – 1966) was a Norwegian journalist and crime novelist. He was born in Eidanger, and started his journalistic career in Bratsberg-Demokraten before moving on to Demokraten where he was a subeditor.
- In 1921 he was hired in Fremtiden and replaced in Demokraten by Evald O.
- Solbakken.
- In 1931 he was hired in Arbeiderbladet.
- Under the pen name "Mr.
- George" he became known for his humorous articles in the newspaper.
- At his death he was also called "the last of the three great criminal and police reporters in Oslo", together with Fridtjof Knutsen and Axel Kielland.
- He was also known for practising journalism as a trade in itself, and not as a part of a political career.
- He retired in 1964, and died in 1966.He released the criminal novels Mannen med ljåen (1942), Ridderne av øksen (1945) and Den hvite streken (1946), and translated the book S.S.
- Murder by Quentin Patrick as Mord ombord in 1945.
- He released several historical books: Rørleggernes Fagforenings historie gjennem 50 år (1934), Telefonmontørenes Forening Oslo, gjennem 50 år (1939), Norsk nærings- og nydelsesmiddelarbeiderforbund: 25-års beretning (1948), De tause vitner: av rettskjemiker Ch.
- Bruffs memoarer (1949, with Fridtjof Knudsen) and Elektriske montørers fagforening gjennom 50 år (1949).
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