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Alf Prøysen

(Alf Proysen)

Alf Prøysen (1914-1970) was a Norwegian songwriter, singer and author born at Rudshøgda in Hedmark. Raised on a croft farm, he later wrote copy and acted in the student revues of the Norwegian School of Applied Sciences. He made his recording debut in 1947 through his association with NRK, and songs such as “Husmannspolka”, “Tango for to” and “Lillebrors vise” made him hugely popular in Norway throughout the 1950s and 1960s. He debuted as an author in 1945 with the short story collection Dørstokken heme, and his Teskjekjerringa stories made his name as a writer for children. In 1...