Odd Medbøe
Odd Harald Medbøe (June 21, 1914 – February 17, 1989) was a Norwegian journalist, public relations officer, and author. Medbøe started working as a journalist for Nationen in 1933, was the editor of Press Telegraph and a correspondent for Politiken from 1945 to 1946, and was the press manager in Norwegian Air Lines and Scandinavian Airlines from 1946 to 1979. He was one of the founders of the Norwegian Public Relations Association (NPRA) in 1949 and the International Public Relations Association (IPRA) in 1952.
Odd Medbøe
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- Odd Medbøe
- Born
- 21 June 1914
- Birthplace
- Christiania (now Oslo), Norway
- Died
- 17 February 1989
- Occupation
- Journalist, public relations officer, author
- Nationality
- Norway
- Languages
- Norwegian
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He was chairman of the NPRA from 1955 to 1960, president of the IPRA from 1957 to 1958, and chairman of the Artists' Association (Kunstnerforeningen) from 1974 to 1979. Medbøe also wrote novels, short stories, poems, plays, and non-fiction books. He was the father of the actress Katja Medbøe, the actress Wenche Medbøe, the photographer Harald Medbøe, and the journalist Eva Fosse.
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• Name — Odd Medbøe • Born — 21 June 1914 • Birthplace — Christiania (now Oslo), Norway • Died — 17 February 1989 • Occupation — Journalist, public relations officer, author • Children — Wenche Medbøe, Katja Medbøe
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