11 Facts About Arne Skouen

Arne Skouen was a Norwegian journalist, author, film director and film producer.

Arne Skouen's parents were Peder Nikolai Skouen and Jenny Emanuelson.

Arne Skouen had three distinct career careers: journalist, author and filmmaker, partly at the same time.

Arne Skouen was a journalist at Dagbladet from 1935 to 1941.

From 1941 during World War II, Skouen was associated with the Norwegian Resistance Movement during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany.

From 1943 to 1945, Arne Skouen worked at the press office in Stockholm, London, and New York City.

Arne Skouen then worked at Verdens Gang from 1947 to 1957, where he introduced the use of die throws to review films, which is common practice in Norwegian media.

Arne Skouen later returned to Dagbladet, where he worked from 1971 to 1995.

Arne Skouen debuted as an author with the youth novel Gymnasiast, followed by the novel Ruth sett meg.

Arne Skouen received international fame for his 1957 film Ni Liv, about Jan Baalsrud's survival following a failed a WWII commando raid in occupied Norway, which received an Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film.

Arne Skouen was an honorary member of the Norwegian Dramatic Society and Norwegian Film Association.