[2][3] He started his writing career with columns in Tromsø Stiftstidende, but wanted to work for Dagbladet and got his first article on print there at the age of 17.
He worked for the Norwegian resistance movement at Sikringstjenesten which was operated by Milorg.
He wrote an assessment of the night life, especially in Oslo; and through the years he became a knowledgeable film critic.
He was decorated with the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav (Knight, First Class) in 1991, as well as the French Ordre national du Mérite (Chevalier) and the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Officier).
[2] [6] He was married to Sonja Karin Bergan (1939–2001), and lived between Aker brygge and Solli plass.