Leif B. Lillegaard

Leif B. Lillegaard
Born	Leif Bryde Lillegaard 1 May 1918 Sandnessjøen, Norway
Died	24 April 1994 (aged 75) Trondheim
Nationality	Norwegian
Occupation	Journalist Newspaper editor Radio reporter Novelist
Awards	Norwegian Booksellers' Prize

Leif B. Lillegaard (1 May 1918, Sandnessjøen – 24 April 1994) was a Norwegian journalist and newspaper editor, radio reporter and novelist.

He was editor for the newspaper Harstad Tidende, a journalist for the newspaper Morgenbladet, and a freelance radio reporter for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. He made his literary debut in 1963, with a book on the 1943 Filipstad explosion. He wrote more than one hundred books, both fiction and non-fiction, and was awarded the Norwegian Booksellers' Prize in 1981 for the story Mor.^[1][2]

References

1. "Leif Bryde Lillegaard". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
2. Bonde, Arne. "Leif B Lillegaard". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 31 December 2009.