Bjørn Nilsen

Bjørn Nilsen (born 27 December 1934) is a Norwegian poet and television producer. His literary debut was the poetry collection ''Hvis jeg var trollmann'' from 1960. He was a member of the editorial board of the literary magazine ''Profil'', a co-founder of The Norwegian Writers' Center (), and a leader of the Norwegian Authors' Union from 1975 to 1977. He worked for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation from 1964 to 1992, and as a freelance producer until 1998. He received the Amanda Award for his television documentary ''Olje'' in 1988. Provided by Wikipedia