He married Aase Gudlaug Hellum in 1934, and is the father of Jazz drummer Espen Rud.

[1] The book Alle tiders største was about sports, and Rud was involved as an administrator in the club IF Frisk Asker.

[2] His first novel was Vi skal ha et barn from 1933, while his breakthrough was Jeg er ingen proletar from 1935.

[1] Among his short story collections were Fri Jord from 1945, and Det var en lørdag aften from 1959.

[3] He received the Arts Council Norway Honorary Award in 1987[7] and the Alf Prøysen memorial fund in 1988.