Ragnar Pedersen
Ragnar Pedersen (25 September 1942 – 16 October 2007) was a Norwegian illustrator, known by his pen name "Joker", text writer, magazine editor and revue writer. He was from Oslo, and settled in Fredrikstad from 1972. He was a cartoonist for the newspaper Dagbladet for many years, in the column "Uka som gikk".
Ragnar Pedersen
- Name
- Ragnar Pedersen
- Born
- 25 September 1942
- Birthplace
- Oslo, Norway
- Died
- 16 October 2007
- Place of death
- Fredrikstad
- Occupation
- illustrator, cartoonist, comics writer, script writer, magazine editor
- Nationality
- Norway
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Ragnar Pedersen (25 September 1942 – 16 October 2007) was a Norwegian illustrator, known by his pen name "Joker", text writer, magazine editor and revue writer. He was from Oslo, and settled in Fredrikstad from 1972. He was a cartoonist for the newspaper Dagbladet for many years, in the column "Uka som gikk".
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He wrote and illustrated the comics strip Amøbene for the weekly magazine Alle Menn from 1966 onwards. He edited the humour magazine KOnK from 1966 to 1976. A posthumous exhibition of his works was held in Oslo at Deichmanske bibliotek, Grünerløkka, in 2014.
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• Name — Ragnar Pedersen • Born — 25 September 1942 • Birthplace — Oslo, Norway • Died — 16 October 2007 • Place of death — Fredrikstad • Occupation — illustrator, cartoonist, comics writer, script writer, magazine editor
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1942
Ragnar Pedersen born at Oslo.
2007
Ragnar Pedersen died.
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