Else Michelet (16 February 1942 – 3 May 2021) was a Norwegian journalist, satirical writer and songwriter.

Else Michelet
Born(1942-02-16)16 February 1942
Trondheim, Norway
Died3 May 2021(2021-05-03) (aged 79)
Alma materUniversity of Oslo
Occupation(s)Journalist
Satirical writer
Songwriter
EmployerNorwegian Broadcasting Corporation
SpouseIngjald Ørbeck Sørheim
AwardsFritt Ord Honorary Award

Early and personal life edit

Michelet was born in Trondheim as a daughter of teacher Frans Oscar Michelet (1906–1984) and housewife Synnøve née Kulseng (1905–1981). The family moved to Bærum in 1947, and Michelet graduated from the University of Oslo with a cand.mag. degree in English, French and literature. From 1977 to 1979 she was married to Ingjald Ørbeck Sørheim.[1]

Career edit

Michelet worked for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation from 1967; in the radio from 1973. She contributed to the entertainment programs Nitimen and Reiseradioen, and worked with the weekly satirical radio show Hallo i uken from 1990. She was its producer from 1993 to 2009.[2][1]

She wrote several books: Sin egen herre: eventyr og annet ugress (1979), En annen historie (1981) and the novel Ariadnes tråd: et reiseliv (1988).[2] Michelet was awarded the Fritt Ord Honorary Award in 2009, for her journalistic works in general, and particularly for developing the radio show Hallo i uken.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Norheim, Marta. "Else Michelet". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Else Michelet". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
  3. ^ "Fritt Ords Honnør 2009: Else Michelet". frittord.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 May 2021.