He was married to actress Johanne Dybwad from 1891 to 1916, and to singer Bokken Lasson from August 1916.

In 1890 he opened his own lawyer's office, and from 1892 he was a barrister with access to working with Supreme Court cases.

He later translated and wrote plays and operettes for Christiania Theater, Nationaltheatret and Centralteatret.

Among his best known works is the musical comedy Ola Lia, written together with Olaf Krohn and staged in 1905 with Hauk Aabel in the leading role.

After marrying Bokken Lasson in 1916, he started writing revue and cabarets for Chat Noir, several of which were issued in Bokken Lasson's 1920 book 67 Viser fra det gamle Chat Noir.