Gunnar Eide, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Gunnar Eide

Norwegian actor and singer

Date of Birth: 11-May-1920

Date of Death: 02-Jul-2012

Profession: actor, singer

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Gunnar Eide

  • Gunnar Eide (11 May 1920 – 2 July 2012) was a Norwegian actor, theatre director and impresario. He was born in Stavanger.
  • He was the theatre director of Stavanger Teater from 1945 to 1947, then an actor at Rogaland Teater from 1953 to 1955 and 1956 to 1960, only interrupted by a period at Edderkoppen Teater from 1955 to 1956.
  • He was also a singer.
  • He started an impresario business in 1963, attracting country musician Jim Reeves to Norway.
  • His company Gunnar Eide Concerts, which was established in 1975, became a subsidiary of Live Nation and changed its name to Live Nation Norway.
  • Eide was decorated with the King's Medal of Merit in gold in 2000.
  • He died in July 2012 in Oslo.

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