Ole Gregor Liljedahl Barman (1897 – 1983) was a Norwegian jurist, novelist, short story writer, playwright and theatre director.

Among his novels are Fast i fjellet from 1930 and Ein mann gjekk heim from 1933. He published the short story

Short story

A short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. Short story definitions based on length differ somewhat, even among professional writers, in part because...

 collections Han Kristafor-Knut og andre karar in 1927, Sjørop in 1928, and Draumen in 1968. He adapted his novel Ein mann gjekk heim into a play, which was staged by Ingjald Haaland

Ingjald Haaland

Ingjald Haaland was a Norwegian actor and theatre director. He was born in Fusa.He made his stage debut at Dore Lavik's touring theatre in 1908. He was a member of the ensemble at Det Norske Teatret from its start in 1913, and served as theatre director from 1922 to 1933. He also played in...

 at Det Norske Teatret

Det Norske Teatret

Det Norske Teatret is a theatre in Oslo. The theatre was founded in 1912, after an initiative from Hulda Garborg and Edvard Drabløs. It opened in 1913, touring with two plays, Ervingen by Ivar Aasen and Rationelt Fjøsstell by Hulda Garborg...

 in 1936. Haaland played the character "fisher/farmer", and other actors were Einar Tveito and Lars Tvinde

Lars Tvinde

Lars Tvinde was a Norwegian actor. He started working for Det Norske Teatret in 1912, and said the first lines at this theatre's opening performance, Ivar Aasen's Ervingen, on 2 January 1913. He is regarded as one of the driving forces at Det Norske Teatret, from its first season until his...

. He worked as the local police sergeant (lensmann) in Bærum

Bærum

is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Sandvika. Bærum was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838. A suburb of Oslo, Bærum is located on the west coast of the city....

 from 1939 to 1967, except for his period at Det Norske Teatret. He was theatre director at Det Norske Teatret

Det Norske Teatret

Det Norske Teatret is a theatre in Oslo. The theatre was founded in 1912, after an initiative from Hulda Garborg and Edvard Drabløs. It opened in 1913, touring with two plays, Ervingen by Ivar Aasen and Rationelt Fjøsstell by Hulda Garborg...

 from 1951 to 1953. The first performance in the season 1951-1952 was Strindberg

August Strindberg

Johan August Strindberg was a Swedish playwright, novelist, poet, essayist and painter. A prolific writer who often drew directly on his personal experience, Strindberg's career spanned four decades, during which time he wrote over 60 plays and more than 30 works of fiction, autobiography,...

's play Miss Julie

Miss Julie

Miss Julie is a naturalistic play written in 1888 by August Strindberg dealing with class, love, lust, the battle of the sexes, and the interaction among them...

, which was followed by Oskar Braaten

Oskar Braaten

Oskar Braaten was a Norwegian novelist and playwright.-Biography:Oskar Alexander Braaten was born in Sagene, a borough of the city of Oslo. Sagene was one of Norway's oldest industrial areas dating to the mid-19th century. Oskar Braaten attended school in Sagene until he was 15 years old...

's play Ungen, an adaptation of Marcel Pagnol

Marcel Pagnol

Marcel Pagnol was a French novelist, playwright, and filmmaker. In 1946, he became the first filmmaker elected to the Académie Française.-Biography:...

's comedy The Baker's Wife

The Baker's Wife (film)

- Cast :* Raimu as Aimable Castanier* Ginette Leclerc as Aurélie Castanier* Fernand Charpin as Le marquis Castan de Venelles* Robert Vattier as Le Curé* Charles Blavette as Antonin* Robert Bassac as L'instituteur* Marcel Maupi as Barnabé...

, and Charlotte Hastings' criminal play Sister Mary. The play based on Alf Prøysen

Alf Prøysen

Alf Prøysen , was a writer and musician from Norway. He was born at Rudshøgda in Ringsaker. Prøysen was one of the most important Norwegian cultural personalities in the second half of the twentieth century, and he made significant contributions to literature, music, TV and radio.His childhood was...

's novel Trost i taklampa, which premiered in February 1952, was a great success and has been characterized as a milestone in the history of Det Norske Teatret. Prøysen's songs were performed by Prøysen himself. In 1953 the theatre celebrated its 40th anniversary, and for this occasion four plays were selected, Olav Duun

Olav Duun

Olav Duun was a noteworthy author of Norwegian fiction. He is generally recognized to be one of the more outstanding writers in Norwegian literature. He once lacked only one vote to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature...

's Medmenneske, Aslaug Vaa

Aslaug Vaa

Aslaug Vaa was a Norwegian poet and playwright.-Biography:Aslaug Vaa was born on Nystog in Rauland, in Telemark county, Norway. Her lyrical debut was Nord i leite...

's Tjugendedagen, Cora Sandel

Cora Sandel

Cora Sandel was the pen name of Sara Cecilia Görvell Fabricius, a Norwegian writer and painter who lived most of her life abroad. Her most famous works are the novels now known as the Alberta Trilogy.-Biography:Sara Cecilia Görvell Fabricius was born in Kristiania...

's Krane's konditori, and Pär Lagerkvist

Pär Lagerkvist

Pär Fabian Lagerkvist was a Swedish author who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1951.Lagerkvist wrote poems, plays, novels, stories, and essays of considerable expressive power and influence from his early 20s to his late 70s...

's Han som fekk leva livet om att. An adaptation of Paul Eliot Green's The Field God was staged in March 1953. Ole Barman's short story Gjenta som elska fanden was adapted into a comedy, and premiered in August 1953.

Barman chaired Norges Lensmannslag from 1938 to 1952, and the organization Norsk Bokmannslag from 1948 to 1963.