Spouse Solvi Wang (m. 1949–2011) | Years active 1940s–2003 Name Egil Monn-Iversen | |
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Birth name Egil Ragnar Monn-Iversen Born 14 April 1928 (age 96) ( 1928-04-14 ) Movies Ungen, The Man Who Could Not Laugh Children Stein Monn-Iversen, Bitte Monn-Iversen Similar People Solvi Wang, Harald Tusberg, Britt Langlie, Erik Diesen, Nora Brockstedt | ||
Grandchildren Magnus Monn-Iversen | ||
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Egil Ragnar Monn-Iversen (14 April 1928 – 7 July 2017) was a Norwegian musician, one of the most influential modern composers in Norway. He has had many important roles in Norwegian music, film, opera, television, comedy and theater. For some time he had so much influence in Norwegian culture that he got the nickname The Godfather, even though he has always considered himself a down-to-earth musician.
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Monn-Iversen owned a film production company, a record label, and an agency for musical artists, he was the founder of the vocal group The Monn Keys, he was the CEO at the Chat Noir theatre, chairman at The Norwegian Opera and from the 1960s until his death in 2017 worked in NRK (Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation) and Det norske teatret (The Norwegian Theatre). He composed scores to over 100 Norwegian movies and TV series.
Monn-Iversen was married to the Norwegian actor and singer Sølvi Wang until her death in 2011.
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Ownership and positions
Egil Monn-Iversen established and owned the Norwegian movie studio EMI Produksjon AS'. The studio produced more than 20 Norwegian feature movies.
Monn-Iversen founded the vocal group, The Monn Keys, and in cooperation with the group's members he established the company Egil Monn-Iversen A/S. This company focused mainly on being a music record company, publishing records on several different labels. In 1957 the company reached 23% market share in the Norwegian music industry. In addition "Egil Monn-Iversen A/S" had activity in business areas such as music publishing, running jukeboxes around the country - and as a producer of concerts, movies and stage productions.
In 1983, Monn-Iversen founded Thalia Teater A/S, a company producing musicals, revues and farces in Scandinavia.
Selection of Monn-Iversen's other positions in Scandinavian culture and entertainment: