Ole Gregor Liljedahl Barman (1897–1983) was a Norwegian jurist, novelist, short story writer, playwright and theatre director.
[1] He adapted his novel Ein mann gjekk heim into a play, which was staged by Ingjald Haaland at Det Norske Teatret in 1936.
The play based on Alf Prøysen's novel Trost i taklampa, which premiered in February 1952, was a great success and has been characterized as a milestone in the history of Det Norske Teatret.
In 1953 the theatre celebrated its 40th anniversary, and for this occasion four plays were selected, Olav Duun's Medmenneske, Aslaug Vaa's Tjugendedagen, Cora Sandel's Krane's konditori, and Pär Lagerkvist's Han som fekk leva livet om att.
Ole Barman's short story Gjenta som elska fanden was adapted into a comedy, and premiered in August 1953.