Colbjørn Henry Helander (September 7, 1911 – January 13, 1962)[1] was a Norwegian screenwriter and translator.
[2] Helander was originally a publisher, but in 1949 he was employed as a literary consultant at Norsk Film.
[3][4] Helander debuted as a screenwriter in 1952 with the film Nødlanding.
In addition to his screenplays, he worked as a translator.
In 1960 he translated Jack Kerouac's novella The Subterraneans into Norwegian,[2] publishing it as De underjordiske.