Arne Arnardo

Arne Arnardo
Arnardo receiving the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav in 1988.
Born
Arne Otto Lorang Andersen

(1912-10-19)19 October 1912
Sarpsborg
Died4 May 1995(1995-05-04) (aged 82)
Tøyen, Oslo
Resting placeVestre Moland cemetery, Lillesand
58°15′31″N 8°21′54″E / 58.25861°N 8.36500°E / 58.25861; 8.36500
Occupation(s)Circus performer and -owner
Known for"Circus king" of Norway
Spouses
  • Gerd Gløgaard,
  • Eva Sørensen
ChildrenArild Arnardo Wenche Arnardo Signelill Arnardo Andersen
Parent(s)Einar and Elna Andersen
Websitehttp://www.arnardo.no/

Arne Arnardo (19 October 1912 – 4 May 1995), born Arne Otto Lorang Andersen, was a Norwegian circus performer and -owner, generally referred to as the "circus king" of Norway.[1][2][3] He escaped with the circus at an early age, took the stage name "Arnardo", and developed proficiency in several different acts. In 1949, he opened his own circus, under the name of Cirkus Arnardo. He became very popular and traveled all around the world finding new ways enhance his magician skills and get the audience attention.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference NRK was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Jørgensen, Jørn-Kr (2014-09-28), "Arne Arnardo", Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian), retrieved 2019-06-04
  3. ^ Jor, Finn; Jørgensen, Jørn-Kr (1998). I livets manesje: et møte med Arnardo og hans cirkus - i går, i dag og i morgen. Oslo: Grøndahl Dreyer. p. 140. ISBN 9788250425170.