Hartvig Kiran
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Hartvig Kiran (3rd November 1911—August 15, 1978) was a Norwegian author, lyricist and composer from Ålesund.
Kiran was brought up to introduce culture to the people. He was central in Visens Venner, and became involved in NRK where he long presented Ønskediket where people were introduced to Kiran's nynorsk version of Auld Lang Syne. In addition to writing his own plays, he translated many works for theatre and musicals such as Hamlet and Macbeth.
During the Second World War, he was in exile in England from 1941 to 1945, and worked as a newscaster for the Norwegian Section of BBC.
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