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Bjørnstad, Ketil
Norwegian author, pianist and composer born in Oslo. Ketil Bjørnstad studied for Robert Riefling and Amalie Christie. He made his debut with Piano Concert no. 3 by Béla Bartók together with the Oslo Philharmonic in 1969. As a composer he has been described as a romantic impressionist strongly influenced by contemporary jazz, but rock music is also part of his repertoire. Bjørnstad has recorded som...
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George Crowder
Gender: Male
He was a successful prosecutor and politician, but when George Crowder finds out that a man he had got sentenced to death was innocent, he fled from everything to live alone in the forests of Connecticut. He only sees his nephew, twelve-year-old Joey Trimble, who calls him Uncle George. But when necessary he nevertheless turns up and solves murder cases in books by Hugh Pentecost (pseudonym för ...