Jørn Ording (21 February 1916 – 11 March 2001) was a Norwegian actor, theatre instructor and screenwriter. He was born in

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as a son of Jørgen Fredrik Ording (1880–1930). He was also a nephew of

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and Johannes Ording, a first cousin of Arne Ording, a second cousin of Aake Anker Ording and a first cousin once removed of Hans Ording. He made his stage debut in 1938 at

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, and was hired at the National Theatre in 1939. From 1944 to 1945, during the

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, he was in exile in Sweden, working at Fri Norsk Scene. He returned to the National Theatre after the war and worked there until his retirement. He also appeared in films, including ''

Rikard Nordraak Rikard Nordraak (12 June 1842 – 20 March 1866) was a Norway, Norwegian composer. He is best known as the composer of the Norwegian national anthem, "Ja, vi elsker dette landet". Biography Rikard Nordraak was born and grew up in Oslo, Norway. Hi ...

'' (1945), '' Englandsfarere'' (1946), ''

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'' (1948), '' Ukjent mann'' (1951), and '' Kasserer Jensen'' (1954). He wrote the screenplay for films such as '' Støv på hjernen'' (1959).

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