Finn Bø (4 July 1893 – 24 April 1962) was a Norwegian songwriter, revue writer, playwright, journalist, instructor and theatre critic.
Career Bø is particularly remembered for his song "Norge i rødt, hvitt og blått," which became extremely popular in 1945. Among his other popular songs are "Nå går'n på gummisåler" and "Bare rundt omkring", both from 1928. He published the anecdote collection Forbuden frukt in 1945, and the song collection Jeg tar mig den frihet in 1946. Several of his plays were also adapted into films.
Personal life His parents were Johan Christian Andreas Bø (1850–1924) and Valborg Hansen (1863–1910). He married Alfhild Knagenhjelm Poppe in 1930. He received a degree in chemical engineering from the Norwegian Institute of Technology in 1916, but from 1920 onward he mainly worked as a writer and journalist.
Selected works
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Plays / revue comedies Den enes død (sm.m. S. Hoel), 1921 Du har lovet mig en kone!, 1934 (filmmanus 1935) Hele byen snakker, 1936 og 1957 I moralens navn, 1937 Det store spørsmål, 1940 (filmmanus En herre med bart, 1942) Halmstrået, 1940 Konge for en natt, 1940 (filmmanus Hansen og Hansen, 1941) Trollfossen (filmmanus sm.m. A. Scott-Hansen og S. Hoel), 1948 To liv, 1946 Hele byen flagger, 1950 Se deg om i glede, 1959 Fordi jeg elsker deg, 1961
Song and anecdote collections Forbuden frukt, 1945 Jeg tar meg den frihet, 1946 Ondt ord igjen, 1951 I Tigerstadens jungel, 1961
Discography (selection) Gamle revyviser (div. artister), 1978 Lalla Carlsen, 1989 Einar Rose: Landskampen, 1994
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