He was born in Eidanger, and started his journalistic career in Bratsberg-Demokraten before moving on to Demokraten[1] where he was a subeditor.
At his death he was also called "the last of the three great criminal and police reporters in Oslo", together with Fridtjof Knutsen and Axel Kielland.
[1] He released the criminal novels Mannen med ljåen (1942), Ridderne av øksen (1945) and Den hvite streken (1946), and translated the book S.S.
He released several historical books: Rørleggernes Fagforenings historie gjennem 50 år (1934), Telefonmontørenes Forening Oslo, gjennem 50 år (1939), Norsk nærings- og nydelsesmiddelarbeiderforbund: 25-års beretning (1948), De tause vitner: av rettskjemiker Ch.
Bruffs memoarer (1949, with Fridtjof Knudsen) and Elektriske montørers fagforening gjennom 50 år (1949).