Nils Sletbak

Nils Sletbak
Born(1896-01-16)16 January 1896
Sunndal
Died24 January 1982(1982-01-24) (aged 86)
NationalityNorwegian
Alma materUniversity of Oslo
Occupation(s)Jurist and theatre director

Nils Arne Sletbak (16 January 1896 – 24 January 1982) was a Norwegian jurist and theatre director.

Biography

Sletbak was born in Sunndal, Norway. He graduated as a cand.jur. at the University of Oslo.

He was an active proponent for Nynorsk culture and language. He was chairman of the board of Det Norske Teatret from 1932 to 1935, chairman of the organization Bondeungdomslaget in Oslo, and contributor to the newspaper Den 17de Mai.[1] He was theatre director of Det Norske Teatret from 1953 to 1961.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Dalgard, Olav (1964). "Sletbak, Nils Arne". In Sudmann, Arnulv; Galdal, Peder (eds.). Norsk Allkunnebok (in Norwegian). Vol. 10. Oslo: Fonna Forlag.
  2. ^ Larsen, Svend Erik Løken. "Det Norske Teatret". In Henriksen, Petter (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget.
  3. ^ "Teatersjefar på Det Norske Teatret" (in Norwegian). Det Norske Teatret. Archived from the original on 14 June 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
Cultural offices
Preceded by Director of the Det Norske Teatret
1953–1961 		Succeeded by


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